Comic exhibition on Luther's wedding: Sturm is destroying everything!

Comic exhibition on Luther's wedding: Sturm is destroying everything!

Wittenberg, Deutschland - In Wittenberg, a storm would have had a lasting impact on the celebrations around the wedding of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora. The comic show, which was dedicated to the historical event 500 years ago, had to be dismantled prematurely due to the stormy weather conditions. According to Mein-kirchenzeitung.de did not even stop the banner on the construction fences. The Luther Memorial Foundation in Saxony-Anhalt is now looking for more suitable, windproof installation options.

The comic of the talented illustrator Lucie Göpfert tells the moving story of Luther and Katharina. Recently, the new exhibition of the Luthermuseums, which also includes the comic show, shows the developments in its love story and the marriage that went down in history as a scandal wedding. Göpfert himself studied in Halle Design at the Giebichenstein art college and brings a breath of fresh air to the comic scene by creating works in the style of "Graphic Novels" for adults. Their trademarks are black and white drawings with single-colored accents that highlight special aspects.

A look at the story

The connection between Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora has many facets. This began with Katharina's escape from the Nimbschen monastery in 1523, where she wanted to change her life under the influence of Luther's teaching. Two years later, on June 13, 1525, the two dared their marriage, although many friends of Luther, including Philipp Melanchthon, were skeptical and feared the demise of the Reformation ( luther.de ).

In the exhibition, the importance of the public celebration on June 27, 1525 is also emphasized, in which Luther and Katharina moved to the St. Marien town church with a procession of 50 to 70 guests. The feast, which took place in the refectory of the "Black Monastery", was sponsored by friends and the city council, while Elector Johann Wildbret and 100 guilders contributed. Katharina already demonstrated her skill in the housekeeping here by overcaping Luther's dislike of gifts and using the 20 guilders of Cardinal Albrecht of Mainz for himself and her family ( wb-mittendrin.de ).

Current highlights of the exhibition

A special attraction awaits visitors to the exhibition: the original wedding ring by Katharina von Bora, which can be admired in August 10 as a loan of the city history museum in Leipzig in the Augusteum. The show comprises a total of six show walls on which the comic is presented and which are accessible to everyone free of charge. With this creative retelling, not only the story of Luther's marriage, but also his role in the Reformation, becomes alive, since from 1525 he significantly redesigned and introduced the church and the community.

The comic not only shows romantic moments, but also the challenges and achievements of the two; An impressive way to revive the past and to bring the visitor: the importance of this historical moment.