Gertrude (1256–1302)
Author of Gertrude of Helfta: The Herald of Divine Love
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Works by Gertrude
The Memorial of the Abundance of the Divine Sweetness (Volume 88) (Cistercian Fathers Series) (2022) 3 copies
The Secret of Gonen 1 copy
The love of the Sacred Heart 1 copy
O Beata Trinitas 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Gertrude of Helfta
Gertrude the Great - Birthdate
- 1256-01-06
- Date of death
- 1302-11-17
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- Mystic
theologian - Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
Order of Saint Benedict - Short biography
- 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 in the General Roman Calendar, for celebration throughout the Latin Rite on November 16.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Eisleben, Thuringia, Germany
- Places of residence
- Eisleben, Thuringia, Germany
Helfta, Saxony, Germany - Place of death
- Helfta, Saxony, Germany
- Burial location
- Unknown (probably the former abbey at Helfta)
- Associated Place (for map)
- Saxony, Germany
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- Works
- 13
- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
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