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Katharina von Bora : a reformation life / Rudolf K. Markwald and Marilyn Morris Markwald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Markwald, Rudolf K., 1919-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Luther, Katharina von Bora, 1499-1552.
- Luther, Katharina von Bora.
- Reformation--Germany--Biography.
- Reformation.
- Germany.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 253 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Mo. : Concordia Pub. House, [2002]
- Summary:
- This volume traces Katharina Von Bora's background, birth, childhood and early adult years, and her marriage to Martin Luther. Also documents Katy's last years, revealing the faith and legacy of a woman who held steadfast to Christ in great adversity and need and who also advocated evangelical reforms.
- Contents:
- Katharina's ancestry
- A period of preparation
- Cloistered years
- An open mind
- The great escape
- Luther's headache
- Katharina's choice
- The knot is tied
- The black cloister
- The Luther household
- Motherhood and children
- Joy, suffering, and crescendo love
- Gracious hostess at Luther's table talk
- Katharina's friends, faith, and nursing skills
- Illnesses, tribulations, and the death of Kate's "dearest man"
- Clinging to Christ like a burr to a dress.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0758600003
- OCLC:
- 50333923
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