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'''Gertrude of Hackeborn''' ( |
'''Gertrude of Hackeborn''' (1232–1292) was the abbess of the [[Cistercian convent]] of Helfta, near [[Eisleben]] in modern Germany. |
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Gertrude was born near Halberstat in 1232. She was a member of the Thuringian Hackeborn dynasty and a sister of [[St. Mechtilde]]. At a young age, she entered the Cistercian convent of Roderdorf, where she was elected abbess in 1251 at the age of nineteen. She founded the convent of Hederleben in 1253 with the help of her two brothers, Albert and Louis, but it suffered from a lack of water, so she received the castle of Helpeda (Helfta) and its surrounding land from them and moved her community there in 1258.<ref name=ott>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06533b.htm Ott, Michael. "Gertrude of Hackeborn." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 7 May 2013]</ref> |
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While she was abbess, the convent of Helfta became famous across the [[Holy Roman Empire]] for its practices of asceticism and mysticism. Gertrude required her nuns to be educated in the [[liberal arts]], but most importantly in the [[Bible]]. |
While she was abbess, the convent of Helfta became famous across the [[Holy Roman Empire]] for its practices of asceticism and mysticism. Gertrude required her nuns to be educated in the [[liberal arts]], but most importantly in the [[Bible]]. Under the leadership of the Abbess Gertrude, the monastery at Helfta was highly regarded for its spiritual and intellectual vitality.<ref>[http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/benedictine-nun-st-gertrude-the-great-honored-nov-16/ Catholic News Agency, 11 November 2012]</ref> |
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Gertrude of Hackeborn is not to be confused with St. [[Gertrude the Great]]. The abbess never wrote anything, nor did she receive any revelations from [[God]] or become [[canonized]]. Gertrude the Great was born over twenty years after the her, and lived as an ordinary nun in the Helfa convent. |
Gertrude of Hackeborn is not to be confused with St. [[Gertrude the Great]]. The abbess never wrote anything, nor did she receive any revelations from [[God]] or become [[canonized]]. Gertrude the Great was born over twenty years after the her, and lived as an ordinary nun in the Helfa convent. |
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Gertrude of Hackeborn (1232–1292) was the abbess of the Cistercian convent of Helfta, near Eisleben in modern Germany.
Life
Gertrude was born near Halberstat in 1232. She was a member of the Thuringian Hackeborn dynasty and a sister of St. Mechtilde. At a young age, she entered the Cistercian convent of Roderdorf, where she was elected abbess in 1251 at the age of nineteen. She founded the convent of Hederleben in 1253 with the help of her two brothers, Albert and Louis, but it suffered from a lack of water, so she received the castle of Helpeda (Helfta) and its surrounding land from them and moved her community there in 1258.[1]
While she was abbess, the convent of Helfta became famous across the Holy Roman Empire for its practices of asceticism and mysticism. Gertrude required her nuns to be educated in the liberal arts, but most importantly in the Bible. Under the leadership of the Abbess Gertrude, the monastery at Helfta was highly regarded for its spiritual and intellectual vitality.[2]
Gertrude of Hackeborn is not to be confused with St. Gertrude the Great. The abbess never wrote anything, nor did she receive any revelations from God or become canonized. Gertrude the Great was born over twenty years after the her, and lived as an ordinary nun in the Helfa convent.
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