Mechthild, of Hackeborn, 1241 or 1242-1299?
Cistercian nun and mystic, who ran a monastery school in Helfta. She wrote down the visions that she had since childhood, which were compiled and augmented by others into a text entitled Liber specialis gratiae. She was the sister of Gertrude of Hackeborn (St. Gertrude the Great), abbess of Rodersdorf.
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- Mechthild, of Hackeborn, 1241 or 1242-1299?
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- Mechthild, of Hackeborn, 1241 or 1242-1299?
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- Mechthild, von Hackeborn
- Mechtild, of Hackeborn
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- Mechthild
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- Birth date
- [1241,1242]
- Death date
- 1299?
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- 13th century CE
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- Females
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"Mechthild, of Hackeborn, 1241 or 1242-1299?." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified March 23, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/person/424849522550
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-03-23
- Last edited
- 2023-03-23