Talk:Katharina von Bora

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A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on June 13, 2007, June 13, 2008, June 13, 2009, and June 13, 2010.

Consult: F.G. Hofmann (Leipzig, 1845); A. Stein, a pseudonym for H. Nietschmann, (Halle, 1879); A. Thoma (Berlin, 1900).

See: Kroken, Katharina von Bora (Leipzig, 1906).

70.17.166.121 16:37, 14 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

There is more about the childrens' deaths in the Martin Luther article. 205.144.62.214 18:21, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Move

Shouldn't this article be called Katharina Luther as that was her name when she died? Emperor001 17:54, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If no one responds to this comment in a few days, I will move this document to Katharina Luther. Emperor001 23:07, 20 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What's going on in the image?

The second image shows a long ribbon tied around her mouth, and hanging down at her side. Is that a sort of scarf? It looks quite odd. If anyone knows what that is and why it's there, perhaps it could be explained briefly in the caption. --Reuben (talk) 01:10, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Still no explanation of this cryptic image. Can anyone explain it, please? Awien (talk) 17:33, 13 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Doubtful paragraph on Luther rueing his decision to stop being a monk

Towards the end of their life together, they were walking one evening in their garden. Katharina pointed out the beautiful evening sky. "See the lovely evening stars!" she exclaimed. "How they shine on us!" "Yes, they shine and twinkle gloriously," responded Martin, "But not for us". Then he added softly, "We abandoned our vows". "Shall we, then, return to our convents?" asked Katharina. Luther responded only, "It is too late".

This text seems very doubtful and I suggest it is from some (old or new) piece of anti-Lutheran propaganda. In the "Table Talk", the record of many of his conversations during his last years, Luther is displayed as often denouncing "monkery" as the worst of abominations and his own time in the convent as the most reprehensible time of his life. -- 85.177.62.204 (talk) 01:27, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No controversy?

Shouldn't some criticism of her from the point of view of the Catholic Church be mentioned? Steve Dufour (talk) 19:04, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]