Gertrudis Anglesola

Gertrudis Anglesola
Portrait of Gertrudis Anglesola, from the collection of prints Illustrious Valencians (1830)
Personal
BornJune 19, 1641
DiedMarch 3, 1727
La Zaydía, Valencia
Parent
  • Miguel Jerónimo de Anglesola (father)
Organization
OrderCistercians
Senior posting
TeacherGuiomar de Anglesola (aunt)

Gertrudis Anglesola (June 19, 1641, in Valencia – March 3, 1727, in La Zaidía [es], Valencia), also known as Gertrudis de Anglesola, was an abbess and mystic of the Gratia Dei monastery[1][2] and the Cistercian Monasterio de la Zaidía [es], outside the Valencian city walls. Of her writings, she left letters and an autobiography of her day-to-day activities as well as her thoughts. She also wrote spiritual poetry.[3]

  1. ^ "Gertrudis Anglesola - Biografia 487" [Gertrudis Anglesola - Biography 487]. dbd.vives.org (in Catalan). Diccionari Biogràfic de Dones. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Gertrudis de Anglesola". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Semblança biogràfica de la venerable Gertrudis Anglesola (1641-1727) - Escriptores valencianes de l'Edat Moderna" [Biographical portrait of the venerable Gertrudis Anglesola (1641-1727) - Valencian women writers of the Modern Age]. Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes (in Catalan). Retrieved 19 September 2023.