22 February 1546 A.D. February 22, 1546: Martin Luther Buried in Castle Church in Wittenberg
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February 1546 A.D. February 22, 1546:
Martin Luther Buried in Castle Church in Wittenberg
DeGarmeaux, Rebecca. “February 22, 1546: Martin Luther is
buried in the Castle Church in Wittenberg.” Facebook.
22 Feb 2015. https://www.facebook.com/KatieLutherProject. Accessed 22 Feb 2015.
February
22, 1546: Martin Luther is buried in the Castle Church in Wittenberg.
It
took three days for the funeral procession to reach Wittenberg. Crowds lined
the streets of the towns along the route singing hymns in tribute to the great
reformer. Stops were made in Halle and Kemberg. Finally at 9 am on the 22nd the
bells in Wittenberg were rung to announce the arrival of procession at the
Elster gate at the east end of town. Here, Katie Luther and her
daughter Margaretha, along with other dignitaries of the
city and University joined to follow Martin’s body as it traveled through the
streets of Wittenberg to the Castle Church. Once inside, the assembly joined in
hymns until Johannes Bugenhagen, who had married Martin and Katie, gave the
funeral sermon which was described as “festive and comforting”. Following the
sermon, Philipp Melanchthon delivered a memorial speech in Latin. Finally, the
younger professors from the University lowered the coffin into its resting pace
at the foot of the pulpit where it still is today.
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