Katharina von Bora
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Katharina von Bora, also referred to as "die Lutherin", or sometimes by modernized naming conventions Katharina Luther, was the wife of the German reformer Martin Luther and a seminal figure of the Pr
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1528
Coat of arms of the von Bora family
A portrait of Martin Luther in 1526 by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Plaque on the ruins of Nimbschen Abbey, commemorating von Bora's time there and her escape.
Martin Luther
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Martin Luther was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs for
Katharina von Bora
…referred to as "die Lutherin" ('the Lutheress'), or sometimes by modernized naming conventions Katharina Luther, 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…
Portrait of Martin Luther, 1528
Portraits of Luther's parents, Hans and Margarethe Luther, by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1527
In July 1505, Luther entered St. Augustine's Monastery in Erfurt
Luther's residence at the University of Wittenberg, where he began teaching theology in 1508