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In 2017 the protestant church is
celebrating an important event: the 500th
anniversary of the Reformation
On October 31, 2017 protestants will celebrate that historic
day when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of
the castle church in Wittenberg, an act which shook the
religious world of the time.
The 500th Reformation anniversary also means a great deal
to Heidelberg. The then capital of the Kurpfalz (the Electoral
Palatinate) played an important role in the spreading of the
new doctrine. On April 26, 1518, Martin Luther visited
Heidelberg, residence of the Elector Princes. As in
Wittenberg, he proclaimed his 95 theses and defended
himself before the General Chapter of the Augustine monks
at the famous Heidelberg Defense. The commemorative
Luther plaque marks where the Augustine abbey once
stood. In 1563 the famous Heidelberg Catechism was
formulated, the most significant confessional document in
the reformed Christian faith the world over.