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Electors of Saxony in Luther’s Time: Frederick the Wise
Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, was Luther's first ruler when he taught at Wittenberg. Though Frederick remained Catholic, his actions and protection of Luther ensure the survival of the reformer and the Reformation.
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Protestant Reformation Movement
Protestant Reformation Movement is an important part of Christian history. It was the catalyst of change Catholics needed to reform the Church at that time.
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Georg Spalatin
A key ally to Luther, and the Reformation, was the Elector's own secretary, Georg Spalatin. This learned man served ably as a mediator and won the Elector's approval of the controversial Doctor of Theology, even getting the Elector to protect the man speaking out against his own relics.
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Lucas Cranach the Elder Show
Is Lucas Cranach the Elder, painter, engraver, printmaker and illustrator, the most important artist of the German Renaissance or just another also-ran?
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The Endurance of Luther's 1517 Reformation
By 1517 German princes were ready to embrace a local movement that, while begun as a debate on Church practices and beliefs, encompassed elements of political reform.
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Electors of Saxony in Luther’s Time: John Frederick the Magnanimous
John Frederick, the Magnanimous, the last Ernestine elector of Saxony, was the last elector Luther served under. Pacifist, but entirely Lutheran, John Frederick earned his nickname through his trials than for his rule.
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Lutherstadt Wittenberg in Germany
Lutherstadt Wittenberg is closely associated with the Lutheran Reformation in Germany. Popular sights include the Lutherhaus Museum, Schlosskirche, and Cranach Workshop.
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Martin Luther and the Reformation
The Protestant Reformation began in Germany, when Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses, calling for reform of the Christian Church.
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The Intellectual Context of the Reformation
The immediate intellectual context into which the Protestant Reformation was born was the Renaissance.
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The Political Context of the Reformation
Protestants believe that the Reformation in the 16th century was a product of Divine Providence for which the political context surrounding this event is a case in point.
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Wartburg Castle
A look at the Wartburg Castle, its architecture, its history, its place in Germany,and its place in the Reformation. Dating back almost to the first millenium, the castle has been a witness to history and a midwife of the Reformation.
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Wittenberg
A brief look at Wittenberg and a timeline history of the city. This gives Lutherans a background look at the city in which Luther did much of his preaching, teaching, and writing.
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Martin Luther and the Diet of Worms
The Diet of Worms, into which Martin Luther was summoned by the political and religious hierarchies of Medieval Christendom, gave the Reformation its own defining moment.
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