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Cistercian Fathers Series: Herald of God's Loving-Kindness
Books One and Two (Cistercian Fathers Series)
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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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Cistercian Fathers Series: Herald of God's Loving-Kindness, Alexandra Barratt, Gertrud the Great of Helfta
- Language
- Released
- 1991
- Binding
- (Hardcover),
- Book condition
- Good
- Price
- €17.99
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- Title
- Cistercian Fathers Series: Herald of God's Loving-Kindness
- Subtitle
- Books One and Two (Cistercian Fathers Series)
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Cistercian Publications
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 0879070552
- ISBN13
- 9780879070557
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- USA, Germany, Mysticism, Historical Sources
- Description
- 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.