The legendary life of Katharina von Bora Luther!
Born in 1499, Katharina started her education at first the convent at Brehna, then continued it in Kloster Nimbschen where she took vows as a nun at the age of sixteen and expected to live the whole of her life.
God, however, had other plans.
On Easter Eve 1523 she escaped with eleven other nuns to Wittenberg, a move meant to be temporary until a more permanent home could be found for her. What happened next changed the world in this family story filled with music in the original German.
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Using the knowledge provided to her from both her teachers at first Brehna, then Nimbschen convents and supplementing with the knowledge she gained from reading Hildegard von Bingen’s writings, Katharina’s gardens, orchards, and farm fields blossomed as few in Saxony could. Her renovations to the Cloister even allowed her to build a sort of hospital at which she tended to the sick and injured.
In a large pond she farmed fish which she harvested for her table and sold young fish from to populate other private ponds and lakes in the area. In other fields she raised goats, cattle, and a few horses. Nearer to the house, she raised chickens that casually enjoyed sharing a barn with their pigs.
All these provided meat, eggs, and cheese for her table and those boarders paying for meals at the Cloister.
With Lucas and Barbara Cranach’s help she printed copies of all of Martin’s pamphlets and books which she sold to students and tourists to Wittenberg. Her brewery produced some of the best beers, meads, and braggots in all of Saxony.
For all of her grief at losing little Elisabeth, for all of her exhaustion from pregnancy after pregnancy resulting in miscarriage, Katharina was finding a way to thrive despite countless people from across Christendom scrutinizing her every word and deed.
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Already translated.
Translated by Maria Vexille
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Author review: Perfection as always. |
