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The book of special grace / Mechthild of Hackeborn and the Nuns of Helfta ; introduced and translated by Barbara Newman ; foreword by Richard Kieckhefer.
Van Pelt Library BV5091.R4 M4313 2017
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mechthild, of Hackeborn, 1241 or 1242-1299?
- Series:
- Classics of Western spirituality
- The Classics of Western spirituality
- Standardized Title:
- Liber specialis gratiae. English
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--Miscellanea.
- Catholic Church.
- Private revelations.
- Mysticism--Germany--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Mysticism.
- Miscellanea.
- Germany.
- History.
- Mysticism--Middle Ages.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 286 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Mahwah, NJ : Paulist Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- Mechthild's Book consists of visions and revelations about liturgical feasts, saints, and the Blessed Virgin, along with many other revelations experienced by the mystical nun as recounted to her sisters especially her close friend, St. Gertrude the Great. These visions reveal the deeply communal, optimistic spirituality of the Helfta nuns, which revolved around their sacramental and liturgical life and asserted strong, durable bonds between the living and the dead.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mechthild, of Hackeborn, 1241 or 1242-1299? Book of special grace.
- ISBN:
- 9780809106370
- 080910637X
- OCLC:
- 981500911
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