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Christian feast day: Katharina von Bora (Lutheran)

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Katharina von Bora (Lutheran) from December 20, null

Katharina von Bora

Wife of Martin Luther (c. 1499–1552)

Katharina von Bora, after her wedding Katharina Luther, also referred to as "die Lutherin", 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…
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Lutheranism

Major branch of Protestantism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation in 1517. The Lutheran Churches adhere to the…
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