Gertrude the Great
(1256-1302)
German Benedictine nun and Roman Catholic Saint
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Gertrude the Great (or Saint Gertrude of Helfta; Italian: Santa Gertrude; January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) was a German Benedictine nun, mystic, and theologian. She is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church and by The Episcopal Church. In addition to being commemorated in the Episcopal Calendar of Saints on November 19, Gertrude is inscribed in the General Roman Calendar for optional celebration throughout the Roman Rite, as a memorial on November 16.
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6 January 1256 Eisleben, Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire
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| Died |
17 November 1302 (aged 46) Helfta, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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