Saint Gertrude | |
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![]() Saint Gertrude of Helfta in ecstasy | |
Virgin, Mystic | |
Born | January 6, 1256 Eisleben, Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | c. 1302 (aged 45-46) Helfta, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
Venerated in | |
Canonized | 1677 (equipollent) by Innocent XI |
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Attributes | cross, radiant heart |
Patronage | West Indies |
Gertrude the Great, OSB (or Saint Gertrude of Helfta; Italian: Santa Gertrude, German: Gertrud die Große von Helfta, Latin: Sancta Gertrudis; January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302[1]) was a German Benedictine nun and mystic from the monastery of Helfta. She is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church and figures in the General Roman Calendar on November 16 for optional celebration as a memorial throughout the Roman Rite.
In recent times the Episcopal Church has added Gertude to the Episcopal Calendar of Saints on November 21.