Mechthild, of Magdeburg, approximately 1212-approximately 1282
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Name (Latin)
Mechthild, of Magdeburg, approximately 1212-approximately 1282
Other forms of name
Mechthild, of Magdeburg, ca. 1212-ca. 1282 a
Matilda, of Magdeburg, ca. 1212-ca. 1282
Mechthild, von Magdeburg, ca. 1212-ca. 1282
Mechtild, of Magdeburg, ca. 1212-ca. 1282
Mechtild, von Magdeburg, ca. 1212-ca. 1282
Mechtilde, de Magdebourg, ca. 1212-ca. 1282
Date of birth
1210
Date of death
1282
Occupation
Authors
Mystics
Associated Language
gmh
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Woodruff, S. Meditations with Mechtild of Magdeburg, c1982:t.p. (Mechtild of Magdeburg) p. 5 (b. 1210; d. ca. 1280)
- Encyc. Brit., c1978(Mechthild von Magdeburg; ca. 1212-83)
- Allg. deut. Biog., 1970(Mechthild von Magdeburg; b. ca. 1212; d. 1292)
- New Cath. encyc., c1967(Mechtild of Magdeburg; b. ca. 1209; d. bet. 1282-1294)
- Lexikon f. Theol. u. Kirche, 1962(Mechtild von Magdeburg; b. ca. 1208/10; d. bet. 1282-1294)
- Bib. nat., 1931(Mechtilde de Magdebourg)
- Chevalier, 1907(Mechtilde de Magdebourg)
- BM, 1962(Matilda, of Magdeburg)
- LC manual cat.(Mechthild, of Magdeburg, ca. 1212-ca. 1282)
- Die Grundwerke der drei grossen Frauen von Helfta, c2001:t.p. (Mechthild von Magdeburg) p. 4 of cover (b. ca. 1207; d. ca. 1282)
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Wikipedia description:
Mechthild (or Mechtild, Matilda, Matelda) of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a Christian medieval mystic, whose book Das fließende Licht der Gottheit (The Flowing Light of Divinity) is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts. She was the first mystic to write in Low German.
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