This article provides a historical account of how Katherine von Bora, a nun in her late teens, was rescued from a convent together with eight other nuns by the help of Martin Luther. Later Katherine got married to Luther himself. The rest of the account details how Katherine was instrumental in Martin Luther's work as a pioneering Reformer in the face of the many dangers and oppositions of their time.

This article is a biography of Katherine von Bora, wife of Martin Luther.