Placed in the monastery of Helfa, in Upper Saxony, at the age of five, Gertrud began having visions and writing at twenty-five. Book 1, written by a nun of Helfta, reveals the personality and virtues of Gertrud. Avoiding hagiographical commonplaces, the writer reveals both the strenghts and the shortcomings of her very human and very committed heroine. Book 2, contains Gertrud's own account of her spiritual experiences.
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GERTRUD THE GRT OF HELFTA
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Product Weight: 0.55 lbs
Author: Gertrude
Translator: Barratt, Alexandra
Publication Date: 1991-01-01
Language: English
Series: Cistercian Studies
Publisher: CISTERCIAN PUBN
Dewey Decimal Classification: B
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780879074555
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