Katharina von Bora | |
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| Born | 29 January 1499? |
| Died | 20 December 1552 (aged 53) Torgau, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
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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'),[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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.