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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.Gertrude the Great of Helfta is the author of 'Herald of God's Loving-Kindness Books One and Two' with ISBN 9780879070557 and ISBN 0879070552.
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