Katharina von Bora Luther was best known for being the wife of Martin Luther. During the reformation they both believed that celibacy of the clergy was not necessary, but since she was a nun and Luther was a monk, he debated on whether or not to marry her, thinking it might cause a scandal. however, he finally decided that, "his marriage would please his father, rile the pope, cause the angels to laugh, and the devils to weep." They were married when she was 26 and he was 41 on June 13, 1525 and they ended up having six children together.
After their wedding they moved to the black cloister where she began managing the monastery's holdings, breeding and selling cattle, and running a brewery to provide for their family, students who boarded with them, and visitors.
Luther once wrote in a letter to her, "I said to myself what good wine and beer I have at home, and also what a pretty lady."
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