2-715-101 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Luther and Katharina von Bora, (1936). German priest and scholar Martin Luther and his wife Katharina von Bora at home. Luther (1483-1546) was a major inspiration behind the Reformation. Under the protection of the Elector of Saxony, Luther produced a German translation of the Bible, and he went on to found the Lutheran Protestant Church. Katharina (1499-1552) is thought to have been an important participant in the Reformation because of her role in defining Protestant family life and setting the tone for clergy marriages. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]