The next concert in the OrgelPunkt12 series will take place on Thursday, June 30 at 12 p.m. in the Castle Church in Wittenberg. 30 minutes of organ music with cantor Sarah Herzer. Admission is free, but a donation is requested at the exit.
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Opening hours
Until further notice, the castle church and the visitor center are open as follows: Monday - Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The tower opens at the same time as the castle church, but the last ascent is only possible until 3 p.m. [Info from 06/21/2022]
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Since 1892, the balustrade of the gallery, which encompasses the entire room, has been decorated with 52 coats of arms of electors, dukes, princes, counts and knights, who promoted the Reformation and Luther's work in various ways.
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The glass portraits of European reformers: In the two lower windows of the north wall to the left and right of the gallery stairs are 12 glass portraits of European reformers from the 16th century. to see. They were donated in 1983 by the Evangelical Church of the Union to expand the one-sided selection of German protagonists of the Reformation made in the 19th century.
Castle church parish
The castle church parish was founded in 1949. For a long time there had been a desire to give this church its own congregation in addition to the preachers' seminary, thereby strengthening the religious life.
History
Around 1340, the Ascanian dukes had an "All Saints' Chapel" built at their castle and founded a collegiate monastery in it for liturgical service. Elector Friedrich the Wise had the palace with the chapel demolished and his new residential palace with a more spacious palace church built on the site. You can find out more about the story here.
Church music
The choirs and ensembles of the Schlosskirche contribute to the fact that services and concerts are a living sign of church life in word and sound. They invite visitors from near and far to take part.