Lutherrose
The Luther rose is a symbol of the Lutheran churches. She was the seal that Martin Luther used from 1530 for his correspondence. The model for this seal is found in the Augustinian church of the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt, where Martin Luther lived 1505-1512 as an Augustinian monk lions and parrots window.
It was in 1530, commissioned by the Prince and later Elector of Saxony, Johann Friedrich the Magnanimous for Luther when he was staying during the Diet of Augsburg in 1530 in the Veste Coburg. Lazarus Spengler, Luther sent a drawing of the seal later on. Luther regarded it as an expression or summary of his theology and his faith. On September 15, 1530 informed Luther, Philipp Melanchthon, that Prince Johann Friedrich visited him in the Veste Coburg and given him a signet ring.
1530 used by Luther Before symbols
Published in 1519 in Leipzig Wolfgang Stoeckel a speech by Luther with a woodcut of the reformer, the first recorded image it. Since then, a simple rose Luther was a sign. On his doctor ring a heart-shaped shield was presented, symbol of the Holy Spirit.
Luther's interpretation of the Seal
In a letter dated July 8, 1530, Luther wrote to Lazarus Spengler, was the Luther Rose
" A memorial of my theology. The first shall be a cross, black in the center, which would have its natural color, so that I myself would give me reminder that faith in the Crucified maketh us blessed. For if you believe from the heart, you will meet. Whether it now probably is a black cross, mortifizieret and will continue to do so woe, yet it leaves the heart in its color, not corrupt nature, that is, it does not kill, but keeps alive ... should Such heart but are in the midst of a white roses to indicate that the belief joy, comfort and peace are, so shall the rose white and not red; because white color is the spirits and angels of all color. Such Rose stand in the sky colors field that such joy in spirit and faith is a beginning of the heavenly future joy, now well understood already inside and gefasset by hope, but not yet revealed. And in such a field a golden ring that such bliss in heaven forever endures and has no end and also delicious over all joy and goods, as gold is the highest, most precious ore. "
Coat of use
The Luther Rose is used in many coat of arms, but which it can not be concluded that Luther has stayed at these places. It is a common figure in heraldry.
In the reign of Friedrich Hermann zu Solms -Baruth Family led the Luther Rose as a rule Wildenfels. The ring Protestant community scout uses the Luther Rose as Badge.
Spread the Luther rose is also in Hungarian crest communities, such as in the arms of Bezi, Dunaegyháza, Kajárpéc, Kemeneshőgyész, Malomsok, Mórichida and Tényő.
Kirchberg Thening
Kötcse (Hungary )
Rodgau- Dudenhofen (district )
Wain
Mohra
Sünna
Nohra ( near Weimar )
Price
The International Foundation honors Martin Luther with the Luther Rose personalities who "have used the Reformation tradition of freedom and responsibility for the common good ." First winner in 2008 was the entrepreneur Heinz -Horst Deichmann.
Others
The Lutheriden Association, the Association of the relationship of Martin Luther, Luther used the rose as a club symbol.
To commemorate the introduction of the Reformation in the parish ( Unna ) Lünern 450 years ago, "one of the first churches with the Lutheran Confession in the country ," the environmental community group planted on 1 Advent 1995 to the input of its medieval church a " Luther Rose ". A sign next to the mighty has since become a climbing shrub at stake is informed thereof. The rose that produces an abundance of white flowers on mostly overhanging flexible annual shoots and was selected on the advice of the German Rosarium in Dortmund, is the variety ' Paul 's Himalayan Musk Rambler '.
In Saxony there with the Reformation rolls a pastry, which is modeled on the Luther Rose. It is always available in the period before the Reformation in pastry shops.