Wender·Vista
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIsrael
in the Old City of Jerusalem, beside the Holy Sepulchre

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

— — the bell that keeps Reformation time.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The German Lutheran church in the Muristan quarter of the Old City, a short walk from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Consecrated on Reformation Day in 1898 by Kaiser Wilhelm II, its bell tower rises to about forty-eight metres and gives one of the few open views across the four quarters of the Old City and out to the Mount of Olives. Services run in German, English, Arabic, and Danish.

from the studio
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
— bring it home

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer — Erlöserkirche — stands in the Muristan, the small quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem just south of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It was built between 1893 and 1898 on land given to the Kingdom of Prussia by the Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz in 1869, atop the foundations of the medieval Crusader church of Santa Maria Latina. The architect was Paul Ferdinand Groth. The church was consecrated on Reformation Day, 31 October 1898, by Kaiser Wilhelm II during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

— the stone

The church is built of pale local Jerusalem stone in a neo-Romanesque style, with three apses and a tall square bell tower rising to about forty-eight metres. The tower can be climbed for one of the few open rooftop panoramas of the Old City — north over the Christian Quarter to the dome of the Holy Sepulchre, east to the gold of the Dome of the Rock, and beyond to the Mount of Olives. Archaeological work beneath the church has exposed a section of the second-temple-period city wall.

— the visit

The Redeemer Church belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, with congregations across the West Bank and Jordan. Services are held in four languages — German, English, Arabic, and Danish — with the English congregation meeting on Sunday mornings and the German at noon. The bell tower is open daily, except during services, for a small admission fee. Access is from the Muristan, a few minutes' walk from the Holy Sepulchre, the Jaffa Gate, and the David Street market.

— where
Israel · Old City, Jerusalem
— position
31.7775° N · 35.2298° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Jaffa Gate
old city gate
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Dome of the Rock
Islamic shrine
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Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Jaffa Gate
Dome of the Rock
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Lutheran Church of the Redeemer — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In the Muristan, in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, immediately south of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and a short walk from the Jaffa Gate.

The church was built between 1893 and 1898 on land given to Prussia by the Ottoman sultan in 1869. It was consecrated on Reformation Day, 31 October 1898, by Kaiser Wilhelm II.

The medieval Crusader church of Santa Maria Latina, built by the Order of St John in the eleventh century. The Redeemer reuses parts of its foundation and incorporates its Romanesque portal.

Yes. The tower opens daily for a small admission and gives one of the few unobstructed rooftop panoramas of the Old City — Holy Sepulchre to the north, Dome of the Rock to the east, Mount of Olives beyond.

Four. The German congregation meets Sunday at noon, the English on Sunday morning, with Arabic and Danish services on their own schedules. All belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.

The Augusta Victoria Hospital and several Lutheran institutions in Jerusalem are managed by the Lutheran World Federation. The Redeemer is the cathedral of the regional Lutheran bishop and a centre of Lutheran life in the Holy Land.

— about the piece in your home

Often, yes. For a Lutheran traveller in particular, Redeemer is a quiet anchor in a city of crowded sites — a familiar liturgy in an unfamiliar place. The piece carries that memory home.

The pale Jerusalem stone and warm rooftop light suit Mediterranean, Old-world, and Jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. It sits well against limewashed walls, walnut, and brass — anywhere a room leans contemplative.

Yes. The current direction in reading rooms, chapels, and study corners leans warmer and quieter — stone, wood, low light. The piece reads as a focal object in that kind of room.

Above a sofa, a Large carries the wall alone; for a longer wall, a 4-tile Mural opens the bell tower into the room. Above a console or entry table, a Medium centred at eye level reads cleanly.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so steam, splash, and routine cleaning do not affect it.

A soft microfibre cloth, lightly dampened with water. Skip household sprays — they leave a film on the glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface and cannot be wiped off.

Yes. Every WenderVista tile is from Reid Wender's hand, made in our Knoxville studio. We don't licence the visual language, and no two place-pieces in the atlas share a composition.

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