Reformation Day: History, Significance, and Commemoration #164089 (License: Personal Use)

This illustration depicts Martin Luther, dressed in 16th-century German scholar’s attire, posting his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg on October 31, 1517. The handwritten parchment and hammer symbolize his challenge to papal authority and the call for theological reform, igniting the Protestant Reformation across Europe. The image captures both historical gravity and symbolic defiance.

Used on educational, religious, or historical websites to illustrate Reformation Day (October 31), often in articles, sermons, or school resources explaining Lutheran heritage, church history, or religious freedom movements.