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Katharina von Bora
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wife of Martin Luther
Key facts
- Born
- 29 January 1499?, Lippendorf ?, Electorate of Saxony , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 20 December 1552 (1552-12-20) (aged 53), Torgau , Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
- Spouse
- Martin Luther ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1525 ; died 1546 )
- Children
- Hans (Johannes) Elisabeth Magdalena Martin Paul Margarete
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Katharina
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire
- Place of birth
- Hirschfeld
- Place of death
- Torgau
- Spouse
- Martin Luther
- Occupation
- nun
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Image
- Katharina-von-Bora-05.jpg
- Work location
- Lutherhaus Wittenberg
- Religious order
- Cistercians
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- Commons category
- Katharina von Bora
- date of birth
- 1499-01-29
- date of death
- 1552-12-20
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- name in native language
- Katharina von Bora
- Commons Creator page
- Katharina von Bora
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- Kangxi radical 48 (⼯)
- significant person
- Philipp Melanchthon
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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.
Ancestry
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