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 Martin Luther at the diet of Worms - Berlin, Germany
N 52° 31.145 E 013° 24.066
33U E 391512 N 5819976
Two reliefs depicting Martin Luther at the diet of Worms 1521.
Waymark Code: WMZX96
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date Posted: 01/17/2019
Views: 10
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The Berlin Cathedral, Germany's largest Protestant Church, was built in 1905 and was considered a Protestant counterweight to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
Fittingly, one of the major events of the Reformation, Martin Luther's appearance at the diet of Worms in 1521 is depicted in two large bronze reliefs at the main entrance.
It was at the Diet of Worms, where Martin Luther declared "Here I stand, I can do no other," after which an Imperial Ban was imposed on him.
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The relief consists of two panels at the sides of the main entrance. One shows Luther with his supporters, preparing for the hearing. The other one depicts his appearance in front of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
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The northern panel shows Luther with his supporters. Among them are reformer and theologian Johann Forster, Luther's close collaborator Philip Melanchthon and Reformer and linguist Matthäus Aurogallus
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The southern panel depicts Luther in front of Emperor Charles V. Also in the picture are the emperor's spokesman Johann Eck, Philip I, Duke of Hesse and Frederick III, Elector of Saxony. Opposed to the Catholic emperor, Philip I and Frederick III were strong supporters of the Lutheran Reformation.
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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 02/27/1905
Website for sculpture?: [Web Link]
Where is this sculpture?:
Berliner Dom
Am Lustgarten
Berlin, BE Germany
10178
Sculptors Name: Unknown
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