A Wittenberg Student Preaches in Lime-Tree Meadow (Goslar, ca. 1520/22) 插畫檔

This historical illustration refers to a famous event from the Reformation period, around 1520–1522, in the German town of Goslar. As the new Protestant teachings spread from the University of Wittenberg, young students and reformers traveled to preach Martin Luther's doctrines. Since they were forbidden from preaching in the local churches in Goslar, a student from Wittenberg took his message outdoors and preached publicly in a nearby linden meadow. The townspeople who gathered there to listen became known as the "Linden Brothers." This event became a well-known early example of how the Reformation relied on preaching outdoors, in fields and marketplaces, to circumvent the established church hierarchy. Wood engraving, published in 1899.