Reformation
- Execution Site of the Oxford Martyrs Oxford, England 1556
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Castle Church (Schloßkirche)
Wittenberg, Germany
On the door of this church in 1517, Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses against the sale of indulgences and launched the Reformation. The church contains the tombs of Luther, Melanchthon and Frederick the Wise.
- White Horse Inn (Site) Cambridge, England
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Wall of Reformers
Geneva, Switzerland
This huge monument was constructed in 1917 to commemorate Geneva's significant role in the Reformation. It features an array of stone statues, bas-reliefs and inscriptions.
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High Kirk of St Giles
City of Edinburgh Council Area
The church where John Knox preached the Reformation, St Giles' is the mother church of the Church of Scotland and the birthplace of Presbyterianism.
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Calvin's Oratory
Geneva, Switzerland
In this small Protestant lecture hall next to the cathedral, John Knox preached Reformation ideas (1556-59) and John Calvin founded a Christian academy (1559).
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House of Theodore Beza
Vézelay, France
1519
On the picturesque main street of Vezelay, a small plaque marks the house in which John Calvin's right-hand man was born in 1519.
- Museum of the Reformation Geneva, Switzerland
- Grave of Philipp Melanchthon 1560
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Luther Oak
Wittenberg, Germany
1520
The Luther Oak is a great oak tree at the end of Collegienstraße that was planted on the very spot where Luther burned the papal bull threatening him with excommunication in 1520.
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Erasmus House
Brussels, Belgium
1521 (Erasmus stayed here); 1932 (museum founded)
The great humanist and reformer Erasmus of Rotterdam only lived here for less than a year, in 1521, but tourists have been visiting his house since the 17th century. It now houses a museum.
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Luther's Birth House
Martin Luther was born in this half-timbered house in 1483. Opened to the public in 1693, it was the first memorial museum in Germany.