Between bearing six children, Hans – June 1526; Elizabeth – 10 December 1527, who died within a few months; Magdalene – 1529, who died in Luther's arms in 1542; Martin – 1531; Paul – January 1533; and Margaret – 1534; Katharina helped the couple earn a living by farming the land and taking in boarders.
== Poroka ==13. junija 1525 se je Martin Luther zaročil z nekdanjo redovnico Katharino von Bora, eno od 12 redovnic, ki jim je aprila 1523 pomagal pobegniti iz cistercijanskega samostana Nimbschen.