Catherine von Bora was born on 29th of January 1499, to an impoverished nobleman’s family. She was sent to the convent school of the Benedict order in Brehna in 1504, just after her mother died. 1508 found her enrolled in the convent of Nimbschen. She took her vows, and became a nun on October 8th, 1518.
Catherine (von Bora) Luther
