The Herald of God's Loving-Kindness Books 1 and 2: Volume 35

by Gertrud the Great of Helfta, Alexandra Barratt (Translator)

Overview

Placed in the monastery of Helfa, in Upper Saxony, at the age of five, Gertrud began having Visions and writing at twenty-five.

Book 1, written by a nun of Helfta, reveals the personality and virtues of Gertrud. Avoiding hagiographical commonplaces, the writer reveals both the strengths and the shortcomings of her very human and very committed heroine.

Book 2, contains Gertrud's own account of her spiritual experiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879074555
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	11/01/1991
Series:	Cistercian Fathers , #35
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Alexandra Barratt is professor emeritus at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. She studied at the Universities of Cambridge and Toronto and has published extensively on religious writing by medieval women in Latin and English. She has previously translated Books One and Two (CF035), Book Three (CF063), and Book Four (CF085) of The Herald for the Cistercian Fathers series.