Mechthild of Magdeburg

CountryGermany

LanguagesLow German

Datesc. 1207 - c. 1282-1294

christianityfemale author

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Mechthild of Magdeburg, a Beguine, was a Catholic Christian mystic of the Middle Ages whose book, Das fließende Licht der Gottheit, is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts. She was the first mystic to write in Low German.— Wikipedia