Katharina von Bora Katharina von Bora Katharina von Bora (; January 29, 1499 – December 20, 1552), after her wedding Katharina Luther, also referred to as "die Lutherin", was the wife of Martin Luther, German reformer and a seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. Beyond what is found in the writings of Luther and some of his contemporaries, little is known about her. Despite this, Katharina is often considered one of the most important participants of the Reformation because of her role in helping to define Protestant family life and setting the tone for clergy marriages. Katharina von Bora was the daughter to
Catharine Burton Catharine Burton Catharine Burton (1668–1714) was an English Discalced Carmelite nun. She was born at Beyton, Suffolk, near Bury St Edmunds, on 4 November 1668. Feeling called to the monastic life, Burton went to the Spanish Netherlands. There she made her religious profession in the monastery of the English Discalced Carmelite nuns at Antwerp in 1694, being known in that community as Mother Mary Xaveria of the Angels, O.C.D. She acquired a reputation for sanctity, was several times elected prioress of her monastery, where she died on 9 February 1714. A "Life" of her, collected from her own writings and