Katharina von Bora (29 January 1499? – 20 December 1552; German: [fɔn ˈboːʁaː]), also 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, her marriage setting a precedent for Protestant family life and clerical marriage.
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