30650 6 Mile Rd
Livonia MI
Martin Luther (1483-1546) as “Junker Joerg”, disguised as a country squire in his hideout on Wartburg castle, 1521/1522, where he translated the New Testament into German. Oil on copper beech 40.5 x 32.5 cm. Inv. 946
Reformation Hymn Festival
Highlighting Luther’s 1522 Translation of the New Testament
Saturday 29 October | 3:00pm
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Livonia
Luther’s September Bible—a translation of the New Testament from Greek into German—was published in 1522 and disseminated broadly. This text put the most important texts of the Christian faith into the hands of the general public.
Join us on Saturday, October 29 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Livonia for a hymn festival with congregational singing, a festival choir, German organ works, and brief reflections on the role of education in our lives of faith. Compositions by Luther, Cruciger, Schütz, Bach, Mendelssohn, Manz, Briehl, and more.
This event is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be collected. Reception to follow.
