All Saints' Church, Wittenberg

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All Saints' Church in Wittenberg is a historic Lutheran church in Germany renowned as the site of Martin Luther’s tomb and closely associated with the origins of the Protestant Reformation.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Castle Church Wittenberg 0 1
Schlosskirche Wittenberg 0 1
Stadtkirche Wittenberg 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lutheran church
World Heritage Site component
church building
alsoKnownAs All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
surface form: Castle Church Wittenberg

All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
surface form: Schlosskirche Wittenberg
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
associatedWith Martin Luther
Philip Melanchthon
surface form: Philipp Melanchthon

Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
constructionStart late 15th century
containsTombOf Martin Luther
Philip Melanchthon
surface form: Philipp Melanchthon
country Germany
dateOfEventAssociation 31 October 1517
dedicatedTo All Saints
denomination Lutheranism
eventAssociatedWith publication of the Ninety-five Theses
famousFor Luther’s Ninety-five Theses tradition
association with the start of the Protestant Reformation
site of Martin Luther’s tomb
foundedBy Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
hasBellTower yes
hasDioceseHistory former Roman Catholic Diocese of Brandenburg
hasFeature Luther memorial plaques
Reformation-related epitaphs
castle church tower
hasInscription Reformation commemorative inscriptions on doors
hasOrgan yes
hasRestoration 19th century restoration
20th century restoration
21st century restoration
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inaugurated 1503
linkedToInstitution University of Wittenberg
linkedToPerson Johann von Staupitz
locatedIn Germany
Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED
Wittenberg
locatedNear Wittenberg town center
originalDenomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
partOf Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
religiousAffiliation Evangelical Church in Germany
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1996
usedFor Reformation commemorations
tourist visits
worship services

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

All Saints' Church, Wittenberg alsoKnownAs All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
this entity surface form: Schlosskirche Wittenberg
All Saints' Church, Wittenberg alsoKnownAs All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
this entity surface form: Castle Church Wittenberg
Frederick the Wise burialPlace All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
Martin Luther burialPlace All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
Philip Melanchthon burialPlace All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
Wittenberg hasLandmark All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
this entity surface form: Stadtkirche Wittenberg