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Wittenberg, Germany Site of Martin Luther’s funeral service and gravesite

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Wittenberg, Germany. Site of Martin Luther’s funeral service and gravesite. Luther’s death house. St Andrew’s Church, Eisleben. Inside the Castle Church. Pulpit in Castle church. Pulpit with grave site of Luther underneath. Luther’s crypt. Grave plaque of Luther. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Wittenberg, GermanySite of Martin

Luther’s funeral service and gravesite

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Luther’s death house

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St Andrew’s Church, Eisleben

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Inside the Castle Church

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Pulpit in Castle church

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Pulpit with grave site of Luther underneath.

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Luther’s crypt

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The bronze plaque on the tomb of Luther is a replica made in 1892. Its abbreviated Latin epitaph roughly translates: "Here lies the body of Martin Luther, Doctor of Divinity, who died at Eisleben, his birthplace, on the 12th of the Calends of March, in the year 1546, when he had lived 63 years, 3 months, and 10 days." His actual coffin is buried 2.4 meters below the marker.

Grave plaque of Luther

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