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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'), was the wife of the German reformer Martin Luther and a seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation.
1 day ago · Katharina Luther’s life as the wife of the Wittenberg Reformer was a full-time job. In between her gardening, cooking, child-rearing, money managing (a task Martin was notoriously bad at), and, of course, beer-brewing, Käthe dealt with her own share of hardship.
Dec 17, 2021 · Katharina von Bora (l. 1499-1552, also known as Katherine Luther) was a former nun who married Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) in 1525. She, along with some fellow nuns, escaped their convent with Luther's help in 1523 in response to his reform movement.
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Oct 20, 2017 · Martin Luther's marriage to Katharina von Bora scandalized their contemporaries—and formed a partnership that shaped the course of history.
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Oct 30, 2017 · Katharina von Bora, one of these nuns, found no recourse in these options, and after she experienced two failed marriage proposals, Luther found himself feeling responsible for the former nun. The feisty Katharina finally insisted that she would only marry Luther or his friend Nicolas von Amsdorf.
Katharina von Bora Luther. Martin Luther’s “Dear Katie”. 1499–1552 A.D. When Katharina von Bora and eight other fellow nuns left their convent in 1523 in Germany they did so because of arrangements made by a former monk named Martin Luther. He then had to help them return home, or find husbands.
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Dec 20, 2016 · Katharina von Bora is most famous for being the wife of Martin Luther. Traditionally, sources have suggested she was born in 1499. Nevertheless, because early modern Europe was lacking in birth certificates, there is no direct evidence of this.
