Guided tour on Reformation Day: "Luther and the Liturgy"

In 1526, Martin Luther’s “Deudsche Messe und ordnung Gottis diensts” was published. The Gotha Research Library at the University of Erfurt is marking this 500th anniversary with a special guided tour on Reformation Day.

The tour will focus on Luther’s efforts to make the church service more accessible to worshippers. Books and manuscripts from the Reformation period illustrating this endeavour will be on display, including the first edition of the “Deutsche Messe”.

The significance of Gotha, and in particular the Ducal Library founded in 1647, for research into Reformation writings forms the backdrop to this guided tour through the library’s historic exhibition rooms.

The tour begins at 10 am. The meeting point is the entrance to the Gotha Research Library on the first floor of the east wing of Friedenstein Castle in Gotha. Admission is free. Please register by phone on 0361/737-5530 or by email at veranstaltungen.fb@uni-erfurt.de.