The Herald of God's Loving Kindness

by Gertrude and Gertrud the Great of Helfta

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 strenghts and the shortcomings of her very human and very committed heroine. Book 2, contains Gertrud's own account of her spiritual experiences.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879070552
• ISBN13: 9780879070557
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Cistercian Publications
• Length: 186 Pages