Im on my way to bit better this year the town where Martin Luther once lived and worked is the place to be in germany protestant christians around the globe are celebrating the five hundredth anniversary of the reformation and have been coming here in droves and of course im not going to miss out on that. But today my view back is at least as beautiful as it was five hundred years ago when Martin Luther used to live here back then people came from near and far away just to hear him teach and because of his place in history they still do. That will be checking out the former monastery that was home to Martin Luther for thirty five years. Globe trotters the painter sends us sunny regards from allentown to take in spring. And our email of the week shows india in all its colorful glory. And birthplace of the reformation my first stop is the Market Square which has always been the heart of this charming little town in saxony on out. And five centuries on Martin Luther refined the maps has changed much the townhome likewise dates back to the sixteenth century and features both renaissance and late got the government when luther lived here it was currently being rebuilt also overlooking the square is the town church of st mary where luther held many sermons and instead of latin he had the audacity to preach in german. Pretty sure the view from up there will be spectacular. You know and i think. Right. One hundred ninety two steps. From up here you can see how small the back actually is back in luthers times only about two thousand people lived here today the town is about sixty thousand and happens. You know visit to a bit back is complete without a snapshot of all scenes church one of the towns top tourist magnets this street is where almost. All of luthers friends and local allies lift and so did he over there read the little town. And the way back there hidden among the trees youll find that backs new is attraction. This towering rotunda was purpose built to house a single painting a three hundred sixty degree panorama seventeen meters high by seventy five meters long. It provides an insight into how people lived in the middle ages there are servants merchants monks tradesmen and princes its fifteen seventeen the year the protestant reformation unleashed a revolution in the christian church. Stands outside all Saints Church in britain where he has just posted his ninety five feces on religious reform. Church officials were appalled by luthers attack luther was particularly outraged about the sale of indulgences a common practice whereby the clergy would forgive people sins in return for a fee. So mr gunson people were lining up to buy indulgences which were sold by indulgence brokers and you can see them for grabbing in a dungeon certificate from someone with a he was adamant that indulgences had nothing to do with god or the church because i think he could not believe that the church could sink so low. Because its so for color. But luther had his own flaws this scene depict a jewish man being exiled from the town a common practice at the time luther himself would later turn against the jews. Another scene in the panorama shows the burning of witches with the hope that luther said absolutely nothing against this but he was a man of his time i cant judge him for that after all hes only human. And. The three hundred sixty degree panorama is a fascinating trip back in time to the birth of the reformation. Second we saw it and were amazed at how real it looks as though some very. Odd guys is around so you feel like youre right that. Friend of mine in the tends to. Be an artist did a wonderful job of portraying the history of the reformation in one chronological sequence that his book is written as if. This is arguably the most important site in refer mation history all Saints Church also known as the Castle Church due to its role in the revolution its always surrounded by crowds of tourists from all over the globe this is the door Martin Luther is said to have nailed his ninety five theses to on october thirty first fifteen seventeen today its hard to say whether that is really what happened but one thing is for sure they did change the course of history so what better place to discuss the reformation. The unocal. And impressed you kristen lang is the director of the latin school a study in Visitor Center for lutherans and scholars from across the globe i think its safe to say that bag is to proud of as rome is capital and yes what does it mean to you personally to be here its just its amazing it brings together so many different pieces of history in my personal heritage as a as a lifelong lutheran as a german ancestry my studies they all kind of come together and by living here and working here and wittenberg and it just really speaks to the church throughout the ages in the world i see that every day people from all over the world people from generations different who maybe had something connected with the reformation and i think its just a reminder that god takes care of his children and everybody has heard of the ninety five. But only very few people could actually name one youre a bit of an expert on the topic i believe one thing still bears the most importance nowadays and maybe one that has particular meaning to you personally. Yeah im must honestly say its not something thats widely read but one i really like is sixty two the true treasure of the church is the most holy gospel and of the glory and grace of god so i just like how the focus is on the grace of god the gospel what christ has done for us that was what luther was saying we dont need to do anything god his already done it for us but at the end of the day all of that was just words many people couldnt read but how did he manage to get a revolution going and change all of christianity. You touched on another really important part of the reformation which was the language and before everything was hauled in latin and people can understand that the common person didnt know how to read or write and they couldnt hear what the pastor the priest bishop was preaching actually and so Martin Luther had a big focus on the language and he really unified the german language translated the bible from the latin version to german the big push was to have it in the language of the people and so through that and through social media of the day so printings woodcarving songs that people remember focus on catechism catechism and learning thats really how it spread and a focus on it in the home not just in the church but the leaders of each household really teach and its you know its a parents responsibility its not just the priest or the pastors responsibility youre the head of the Old Latin School which is a center of study with a long history here and you back what exactly is the purpose of. History to expect fifteen sixty four like you said so shortly after luther but definitely out of the reformation and that in that line and now its a Welcome Center a christian Welcome CenterConference CenterOutreach Center its not just americans or germans again turkey you know a group from norway so people to come in me and retreat to or. To experience wittenberg and kind of come home to the reformation if if thats your heritage and if not a place to actually live while you discover the reformation and learn about it. Then kristen takes me on a tour of all Saints Church and shows me the grave of Martin Luther. No wonder this is a special place for worship and for some a place of pilgrimage. But there are many other beautiful and special places on the planet of course our viewer gummi la my young travel to india and send us a v mail. Back in britain back we continue retracing who first footsteps. On our way we passed the former residence of philip lunched on luthers right hand man. Luther himself lived next door in a former monastery the prince elector had given it to them former because he needed so much space for his extensive work. The magnificent lectern takes pride of place. There was always a lot going on at least there was hope. You have to picture this as a sort of commune luther lived here with his wife and his six children but its also where you lectured students from all over europe thats what he did in this auditorium and those who could afford it even spend the night and luthers everybody wanted to be as close as possible to the man himself. One of the highlights of the house is the originally preserved parlor this is where luther hosted his famous dinners with plenty of food followed by philosophical debates his guests took notes which is why many of his quotes have survived like this one he loves not wine woman and song remains a fool his whole life long. Talking of the ladies in fifteen twenty five luther married captain enough one pulled out a former nun she proceeded to manage his entire estate managing the fields cattle and the garden catering for guests and most importantly running the familys finances she was a tough and intelligent partner at luther side but we saw Martin Luthers grieve back in the Castle Church but his wife you wont find me here and get me back she was worried and toro some fifty kilometers from here and the town too that played a key role in the reformation offering luther the freedom to preach. Influence policy is ture gauss best known landmark five hundred years ago it was home to frederick the third elector of sucks and i an early supporter of love for. The palaces Main Attraction is a massive spiral staircase made of stone. This door leads to the palace chapel the worlds first protestant place of worship. Frederick built the chapel to luthers specifications unpretentious and well lit. The chapel was consecrated by luther himself the new protestant faith also inspired reforms in Church Architecture and music. You know the hunger for people sang countless verses that they learned by heart and that really helped to get the message of the reformation across which i also see as a kind of new singing movement. The Political Center of the reformation the city also played a key role in the life of me no one boring. It was the first place she went to after luther helped her to escape a convent in fifteen twenty three. Two years later they were married. And they dont want to lose the contest that. You offer at the beginning because she seems to be very selfconfident and maybe a little bit arrogant and so but later on that thought out as and marriage. To a very happy life. Fun bordeaux died in fifteen fifty two of injuries suffered after falling from her coach while she was fleeing the black plague. Im very interested in luthers life im a protestant myself and ive always heard the stories of Martin Luther but im particularly interested in country from burra i dont know much about her we dont hear much of her story and so im intrigued to hear more about her life and the kind of woman that she was kind of partner she was to luther. King a fund was buried at St Marys Church in forego six years after her husband Martin Luther died and didnt back but he remains close by in the form of a stained glass window. Back in the back we visit a place that Martin Luther mustve known all too well the a state of lucas kind of the elder a man who greatly contributed to the spreading of luthers ideas kind of was a smart businessman pharmacist publican mayor but above all painter a man of talent and influence. As you can probably tell by the size of this estate this used to be home to one of the wealthiest men in britain back lucas kind of the elder is today considered one of germanys finest renaissance painters and many of the most famous portraits of Martin Luther were produced right here in this workshop. But kind of didnt just paint luther more importantly he printed and published his writing printing was as high tech as it got because the revolutionary Gutenberg Press had only recently been invented if you want to print many evil style you can give it a shot here at the kind of home. Oh oh oh and theres med school gets visitors every day here hes taken time out to print something just for me but first we need to pick the letters. Oh hes got to me ive got an e. Its a little short for printing because he is way to look dont lets add a luther rose. Copyright copyright so to speak all or no. Marching route or luther himself. Seen enough of him knew about just how about something historical ive got an old skyline of it in back. Yes near the will drop that in there and see how it looks. Then well head over to the Printing Press. Lets do a test run i dont hold the door to film its get some income there. You can do it so that i will just pull it over. One of them i dont know easy does it. Second from then back hot off the press. And last medscape historical printing shop features portraits of all the reformations big players including lucas and Martin Luther and then as has his own theory about why the two reformers came to collaborate lets hop on the time machine its fifteen seventeen and live theres the seas have been nailed to the door of the church but what happens next. When you do love all the other species lasted about a day and a half on the door because of the bad weather there was a debate in the town hall about how to make it easier for people to read most their species. Is not well just on their one man stood up. The elder about he said friends im not just a painter i also have a Printing Press give me the text and some money. And thats how in fifteen seventeen Lucas Connaught became the reformations first printer heres a small copy of a ninety five theses all we do is try to realize the popularity of luthers ideas and he told luther that he would print whatever he wrote. The comments later put out a collection of luthers writings and a series of pamphlets such as on the freedom of a christian man write this. And thats how looters ideas spread throughout the german speaking world. And people kept asking who is this Martin Luther what does he look like that gave the idea to paint like this portrait to mention very said i am an artist. So in a sense many yuval multimedia expert conduct also functioned as the reformations p. R. Manager. Made a little break from luther no problem lets check out the rest of the town. In the back youll find plenty of street art. The number of graffiti competitions held in the last couple of years have left their mark on the town. Or check out this flamboyant looking school and the one thousand nine hundred ninety the famous austrian architect freemans raghunath turned a run of the Mill Building into a true work of art while i make my way back into the old town why dont you check in with our globe trotters the pain hes been traveling through spain with a friend and on their tour they stop by my old hometown come to on the casa blanca. Course the first place we have to visit is the beach right yes man this is gross to get the main city beach really counting in the summer it is. Cool all the stuff so we made it to the old home right yes this is the cast going to go also known as santa cruz which is one of the more picturesque hard to. We have to say. That the research the old town or maybe. This is has been hard for the main part of the harbourside the americans. Are going up to the Castillo Santa barbara which is probably the best spot to watch the sunset yeah and as you can tell its on a little hill. Wanted you to pull some said right whats on now were going to go try some top us and here of course. Other countries like to were going to do. This type of restaurant sometimes thing we do thats what im saying still here we would say so basically you back it up and it just sounds good doesnt last and then you get to be like nineteenth century. So a little tapas to a country continues with the next five. Wishes. All right and that is it from ali come to our last stop us place good bellies are built we got something to drink. Before i wrap up my trip to of it back i need to look for a souvenir luther is quite the merchandising machine the range is huge overwhelming even. Though there is the man himself. And can i help you. Please was my good take a look at these luther songs theyve been popular for years with the luther quote here i stand i cannot do otherwise thats kind of thing i know so theres that and i can also recommend this toy figure of luther the first run sold out in just seventy two hours and people had to wait up to two months for the next batch how many of them are there as of yet more weve sold more than three thousand figures oh im good now if you sold another one thanks for your help. And the last visitors of the day arrive at all Saints Church time to take stock of my trip. If youre interested at all in Martin Luther in the exciting times of reformation you should definitely plan a visit to back its full of locations that bear testimony to the religious revolution and you can even lay your head down in some of the places where history once took its course and that is exactly what i am going to do now i have a room at that kind of hole thank you for watching and see a next time i buy. 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