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Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde

Entity ID:

matelda-and-the-cloister-of-hellfde-(bevan)

Long Name:

Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde

Short Name:

Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde

Disambiguation String:

English translation of selections from Mechthild’s work

Entity Type:

work

Entity Subtype:

book

Summary:

Mechthild von Magdeburg, a German mystic of the 13th century, recorded descriptions of her visions of God in her book The Flowing Light of Divinity. More often than not, Mechthild recounted her visions in poetry rather than in prose. Passionately and exuberantly, she wrote of Heaven, Hell, and her unique and powerful love of Christ. Some scholars conjecture that Dante alluded to the German nun in his Divine Comedy with the character of Matelda. Frances Bevan, translator of German hymns by Gerhard Tersteegen and others, offers here an English translation of selections from Mechthild’s work.

Kathleen O’Bannon
CCEL Staff

Is An Individual:

No

Is Published:

Yes

Original Language:

deu

CCEL URL:

//ccel.org/ccel/bevan/matelda.html

LC Subjects:

All; Symbols

Creators:

Creator: Frances Bevan, Relator: aut, Creator ID: 15467