Lutheran History
June 13, 2025
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An event every year that begins at 12:00 am on day 13 of June, repeating indefinitely
June 13, 1525: German reformer Martin Luther marries Katherine von Bora, 16 years his younger, having sneaked her and several other nuns out of their Cistercian convent in empty herring barrels two years earlier. Many viewed the marriage, which lasted 21 happy years, as a scandal (see issue 39: Luther’s Later Years).