Katharina von Bora

Katharina von Bora
Portrait of Catherine von Bora by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1526 oil on panel
Born29 January 1499?
Died20 December 1552
Torgau, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse
(m. 1525; died 1546)
Children

Katharina von Bora (German: [kataˈʁiːnaː fɔn ˈboːʁaː]; 29 January 1499? – 20 December 1552), after her wedding Katharina Luther, also referred to as "die Lutherin" ('the Lutheress'),[1] was the wife of the German reformer Martin Luther and a seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. Although little is known about her, she is often considered to have been important to the Reformation, her marriage setting a precedent for Protestant family life and clerical marriage.[2]

  1. ^ Rixner, Thaddä Anselm (1830). Handwörterbuch der Deutschen Sprache (in German). Vol. 1. Sulzbach: J. E. von Seidel'schen Buchhandlung. p. 290. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Curry, Andrew (20 October 2017). "How a Runaway Nun Helped an Outlaw Monk Change the World". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

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