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
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
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
Martin Luther
…the writing of an English translation, the Tyndale Bible. His hymns influenced the development of singing in Protestant churches. His marriage to Katharina von Bora, a former nun, set a model for the practice of clerical marriage, allowing Protestant clergy to marry. In two of his later works, such as in On the…
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.