The Herald of God Loving-Kindness (Gertrud the Great of Helfta)

Collection : The Cistercian Fathers Series

Tome  : 1 and 2

Category :  Spirituality

English

Original Title :  Œuvres spirituelles II : Le Héraut

Format :  paperback

186 pages

ISBN :  0-87907-055-2

Publisher :  Cistercian Publications 1991

Dimension :  214x138x13mm

Weight :  232g

Condition :  good

Comments :  writing inside

Book Summary :

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.