Katharina von Bora was the daughter of a Jan von Bora auf Lippendorf and his wife Margarete, whose family name has not been established. Both were only specifically mentioned in the year 1505. It is certain that her father sent the five-year-old Katharina to the Benedictine cloister in Brehna in 1504 for education. This is documented in a letter from Laurentius Zoch to Martin Luther, written on October 30, 1531. This letter is the only evidence for Katharina von Bora's time spent within the monastery. At the age of nine she moved to the Cistercian monastery of Marienthron (Mary's Throne) in Nimbschen, near
Tapu (Bora Bora) on the beaches of Motu Tapu. The island is part of Bora Bora Commune. The island was a private retreat owned by the Bora Bora Lagoon resort, but is currently up for sale. After arriving in Fa'a'ā International Airport, an Air Tahiti inter-island flight (50 minutes) will bring you to Bora Bora Airport. There, you will need to hire a boat at the Rent-a-boat Office. Tapu (Bora Bora) Motu Tapu, is a private island in the lagoon of Bora Bora in French Polynesia. It is the located between Toopua, and Ahuna. Motu Tapu is located just outside the Teavanui Passage,