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Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Meister Eckhart, Nicholas of Kues, Henry Suso, Johannes Tauler, Gertrude the Great, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Margareta Ebner. Excerpt: Saint Gertrude Saint Gertrude the Great or Saint Gertrude of Helfta (Italian: Santa Gertrude ) (January 6, 1256 ca. 1302) was a German Benedictine, mystic, and theologian. She is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, and is inscribed as "Saint Gertrude" in the General Roman Calendar, not as "Saint Gertrude the Great," for celebration throughout the Latin-Rite Catholic Church on November 16. Gertrude was born January 6, 1256, in Eisleben, Thuringia (within the Holy Roman Empire ). Nothing is known of her parents, so she was probably an orphan. As a young girl, she joined the Benedictine monastery of St. Mary at Helfta, under the direction of its abbess, Gertrude of Hackeborn . She is sometimes confused with her abbess, which is why she is often depicted in art incorrectly holding a crosier . Some scholars refer to the monastery as Cistercian, since it was founded by seven sisters from the Cistercian community of Halberstadt. However, it could not have had this status officially since it was founded in 1229, the year after the Cistercian men decided they would sponsor no more convents. She dedicated herself to her studies, becoming an expert in literature and philosophy . She later experienced a conversion to God and began to strive for perfection in her religious life, turning her scholarly talents to scripture and theology. Gertrude produced numerous writings, but only the Herald of God's Loving-Kindness, partly written by other nuns and formerly known as her Life and Revelations, and the Spiritual Exercises remain today. She had various mystical experiences, including a vision of Jesus, who invited her to rest her head on h...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rhineland Mystics: Meister Eckhart, Nicholas of Kues, Henry Suso, Johannes Tauler, Gertrude the Great, Mechthild of Magdeburg. To get started finding Rhineland Mystics: Meister Eckhart, Nicholas of Kues, Henry Suso, Johannes Tauler, Gertrude the Great, Mechthild of Magdeburg, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Release: 2010

ISBN: 1155583892

Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Meister Eckhart, Nicholas of Kues, Henry Suso, Johannes Tauler, Gertrude the Great, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Margareta Ebner. Excerpt: Saint Gertrude Saint Gertrude the Great or Saint Gertrude of Helfta (Italian: Santa Gertrude ) (January 6, 1256 ca. 1302) was a German Benedictine, mystic, and theologian. She is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, and is inscribed as "Saint Gertrude" in the General Roman Calendar, not as "Saint Gertrude the Great," for celebration throughout the Latin-Rite Catholic Church on November 16. Gertrude was born January 6, 1256, in Eisleben, Thuringia (within the Holy Roman Empire ). Nothing is known of her parents, so she was probably an orphan. As a young girl, she joined the Benedictine monastery of St. Mary at Helfta, under the direction of its abbess, Gertrude of Hackeborn . She is sometimes confused with her abbess, which is why she is often depicted in art incorrectly holding a crosier . Some scholars refer to the monastery as Cistercian, since it was founded by seven sisters from the Cistercian community of Halberstadt. However, it could not have had this status officially since it was founded in 1229, the year after the Cistercian men decided they would sponsor no more convents. She dedicated herself to her studies, becoming an expert in literature and philosophy . She later experienced a conversion to God and began to strive for perfection in her religious life, turning her scholarly talents to scripture and theology. Gertrude produced numerous writings, but only the Herald of God's Loving-Kindness, partly written by other nuns and formerly known as her Life and Revelations, and the Spiritual Exercises remain today. She had various mystical experiences, including a vision of Jesus, who invited her to rest her head on h...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rhineland Mystics: Meister Eckhart, Nicholas of Kues, Henry Suso, Johannes Tauler, Gertrude the Great, Mechthild of Magdeburg. To get started finding Rhineland Mystics: Meister Eckhart, Nicholas of Kues, Henry Suso, Johannes Tauler, Gertrude the Great, Mechthild of Magdeburg, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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