Stadtkirche Wittenberg thumb|Stadtkirche from northeast St. Mary's Town Church and Parish Church is the mother church of the Reformation. The first Protestant service was held in it in 1521 by Justus Jonas the Elder and Andreas Bodenstein of Karlstadt. As Martin Luther's preaching church, it was the Reformation official church of the general superintendents of the Saxon Kurkreis. After the Congress of Vienna it became the official residence of the Wittenberg superintendents. The artistic decoration is well preserved and includes works by Lucas Cranach the Elder and Lucas Cranach the Younger. Epitaphs on the interior and exterior walls refer to the work of many important personalities. The cemetery chapel of the Holy Corpse stands to the south of the town church and once belonged to the walled cemetery area of the church.
stadtkirche wittenberg thumb|stadtkirche from northeast st mary's town church and parish church is the mother church of the reformation the first protestant service was held in it in 1521 by justus jonas the elder and andreas bodenstein of karlstadt as martin luther's preaching church it was the reformation official church of the general superintendents of the saxon kurkreis after the congress of vienna it became the official residence of the wittenberg superintendents the artistic decoration is well preserved and includes works by lucas cranach the elder and lucas cranach the younger epitaphs on the interior and exterior walls refer to the work of many important personalities the cemetery chapel of the holy corpse stands to the south of the town church and once belonged to the walled cemetery area of the church