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100 1 _aFalke, Robert,
_d1864-1948
245 1 0 _aKloster Himmelpforte
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2026
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2026-02-24
508 _aChristian Reinboth
520 _aKloster Himmelpforte by Robert Falke is a historical drama written in the early 20th century. Set in the Harz region during the early Reformation, it portrays the clash between old church authority, emerging evangelical faith, and rising social unrest around the Augustinian monastery of Himmelpforte. The play follows townspeople, nobles, monks, and peasants as Martin Luther’s attack on indulgences reaches Wernigerode and the nearby monastery. Luther debates Staupitz and the brethren, denouncing the abuse of indulgences and resolving to act, while the rigid monk Gröning vows revenge. Years later, the ambitious barber Wiardes stirs peasant revolt with the brutal Dantzke, as Judith—who loves Prior Tiemann—pleads for moderation. Gröning’s reading of Luther’s harsh tract against the peasant uprisings inflames the mob; the castle is pressed, and the monastery is sacked. In the chaos, Gröning tries to violate Judith; Wiardes kills him, and the landsknecht Rese carries Judith to safety as Himmelpforte burns. Captured after the revolt, Wiardes is spared from the gallows through intercession but exiled. The drama closes with Luther blessing the marriage of Tiemann and Judith and exhorting the town to the Gospel, warning of trials ahead as the community sings “A Mighty Fortress.” (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLeipzig: Verlag von Arwed Strauch, 1921
653 _aHistorical drama
653 _aLuther, Martin, 1483-1546 -- Drama
856 4 _uhttps://portal.dnb.de/bookviewer/view/1112479732#page/n0/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78030
999 _c118750
_d118750