REFORMATION TOURS
Group singing with Wittenberg English Ministry
Lutherhalle Once an Augustinian monastery, this
is now the world’s largest Reformation museum.
Luther lived here first as a monk, then later with
his wife and children. It was here that he had his
“tower experience” of understanding the gift of
salvation by faith while studying Romans 1:17. The
Luthers were a very hospitable couple, and visitors
can see their dining room where he held his famous
table talks.
Erfurt, Germany
Augustinian Monastery Luther moved to
Erfurt in 1505 to study law. While caught in a
thunderstorm, he called out, “Help, St. Anne, I
will become a monk!” He entered the Augustinian
Monastery on July 17 of that year. You can have
the unique experience of staying at the monastery,
which is now a conference and seminar center
for the Protestant Church in Saxony. Our groups
also hold worship services in the chapel by the
cloisters, which is a profound experience. The
monastery has a museum, including a recreated
Luther cell. You can also see where he performed
his first mass.
St. Mary’s Cathedral Luther was ordained as a
priest on April 3, 1507, at the same place where
St. Boniface, the Apostle of the Germans, had
brought Christianity almost 800 years previously.
Eisenach, Germany
Wartburg Castle In 1521 Luther traveled to
Worms to appear before Emperor Charles V at
the Imperial Diet of Worms. When he refused to
recant, Frederick the Wise arranged for him to
be kidnapped and hidden in Wartburg Castle.
While there, he translated the New Testament into
modern German. As a child, Luther had learned
both Upper German and Low German, which
enabled him to translate the Bible into colloquial
language that ordinary Germans could easily
understand. Luther was the father of the modern
German language.
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