Martin Luther writes to Hieronymus Baumgartner (1524). Excerpt from Katharina von Bora: A Play in Three Acts

Martin Luther is one of the most famous theologians in the western world. But how well do you know the story of his relationship with and courtship towards his wife Katharina von Bora?

In “Katharina von Bora: First Lady of the Reformation” and its stage adaptation, “Katharina von Bora: A Play in Three Acts” historian Laurel A. Rockefeller explores Katharina’s life, beginning with her escape from Kloster Nimbschen in April 1523.

In the following scene we read the actual letter that Martin ...