Today in History | Martin Luther Marries a Catholic Nun (1525)

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Eight years after he issued his 95 Theses and sparked the Protestant Reformation, Luther married former Catholic nun Katherina von Bora, with whom he raised six children. Though little is known about her, she is considered an important figure of the Reformation due to her role in helping to define Protestant family life and setting the precedent for clergy marriages. Von Bora was one of 12 nuns Luther had helped escape from a convent in 1523. How was he said to have smuggled them out? Discuss...

Martin Luther Marries a Catholic Nun (1525)