Gertrude the Great
January 6, 1256 –November 17, 1302
Nun, Writer, Mystic
Lived 46 years
- Born in
- Eisleben
- Passed away in
- Eisleben
Gertrude the Great or Gertrude of Helfta (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) was a German Benedictine nun and mystic who was a member of the Monastery of Helfta. While herself a Benedictine, she had strong ties to the Cistercian Order; her monastery in Helfta is currently run by Cistercian nuns.
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