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342 Lives of the Saints. tNov. 15t
S. GERTRUDE, V. ABSS.
(a.d. 1334.)
[Roman Martyrology on Nov. 15 and 17. By the Benedictines on
April 12 and Nov. 12. Authorities :—Her book of Divine Revelations,
and Life by Dom. Mige, prefixed to his edition of her work in 1664.]
S. Gertrude was born at Eisleben, in Upper Saxony, in
1264. At the age of five she was placed in the Benedictine
convent of Rodalsdorf, took the veil, and at the age of thirty,
in 1294, was elected abbess. In the following year she went
with some of the sisters to Helpede, and became abbess of
that monastery. In her youth she had learned Latin, and
was well instructed in Holy Scripture, in scholastic and
mystical theology. She became a prey to visions and
ecstasies. In one of these she thought she saw Christ, who
reproached her for studying scholastic theology with such
interest, and she thereupon abandoned the subject and devoted herself to the unrestrained enjoyment of her imagination. The visions began about the time when she was growing
into womanhood, and by being indulged in became a governing power in her life. When aged twenty she thought that
our Lord assured her in a personal visit that He would reveal to her matters hidden from the wise and prudent, and
which she might in vain study the books of the most profound theologians to discover. The reason of her abrupt
departure from Rodalsdorf for Helpede is not known, but it
is probable that the nuns found it quite impossible to get on
under an ecstatic, and made the place too hot for her. Her
sister Mechthild was completely under her influence, and
began to have visions also. Once S. Mechthild saw Christ
seated on His throne with S. Gertrude seated on it beside
Him, contemplating Him with the greatest ardour. As S.
Gertrude also received a nuptial ring from the Saviour, she
| Title | The lives of the saints - 13 |
| Creator | Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine) |
| Publisher | J. Grant |
| Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
| Date | 1914 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000402 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | ft— * 342 Lives of the Saints. tNov. 15t S. GERTRUDE, V. ABSS. (a.d. 1334.) [Roman Martyrology on Nov. 15 and 17. By the Benedictines on April 12 and Nov. 12. Authorities :—Her book of Divine Revelations, and Life by Dom. Mige, prefixed to his edition of her work in 1664.] S. Gertrude was born at Eisleben, in Upper Saxony, in 1264. At the age of five she was placed in the Benedictine convent of Rodalsdorf, took the veil, and at the age of thirty, in 1294, was elected abbess. In the following year she went with some of the sisters to Helpede, and became abbess of that monastery. In her youth she had learned Latin, and was well instructed in Holy Scripture, in scholastic and mystical theology. She became a prey to visions and ecstasies. In one of these she thought she saw Christ, who reproached her for studying scholastic theology with such interest, and she thereupon abandoned the subject and devoted herself to the unrestrained enjoyment of her imagination. The visions began about the time when she was growing into womanhood, and by being indulged in became a governing power in her life. When aged twenty she thought that our Lord assured her in a personal visit that He would reveal to her matters hidden from the wise and prudent, and which she might in vain study the books of the most profound theologians to discover. The reason of her abrupt departure from Rodalsdorf for Helpede is not known, but it is probable that the nuns found it quite impossible to get on under an ecstatic, and made the place too hot for her. Her sister Mechthild was completely under her influence, and began to have visions also. Once S. Mechthild saw Christ seated on His throne with S. Gertrude seated on it beside Him, contemplating Him with the greatest ardour. As S. Gertrude also received a nuptial ring from the Saviour, she |
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