A Look Inside the Wartburg Castle Where Martin Luther Translated the New Testament
Pictured here is a painting at the chapel inside the Wartburg Castle of six of the apostles. Peter, who is holding a key, is second from the right.
Luther arrived at the castle on May 4, 1521. And to this day Protestant services are held there every month from May through Oct. 31, Reformation Day, when Luther is widely believed to have posted his famous 95 theses to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg. On Nov. 19, Saint Elisabeth's Day, a Roman Catholic Mass is held.
Several other rooms in the castle describe the work of Saint Elisabeth of Hungary, who was sent to the Wartburg at age four. Although she died at just 24 in 1231, she became known for her generosity toward the poor. The Catholic Church canonized her as a saint just five years after her death.
