Reformation
Katharina von Bora
1499 – 1552 · Germany
“She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.”
Proverbs 31:27 (KJV)
In the Life of the Saints
A former nun who escaped her convent hidden in a fish barrel, Katharina von Bora married Martin Luther in 1525, defying convention on both sides. She ran their household and finances so capably — including a working farm and brewery — that Luther nicknamed her “my lord Katie.”
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