Mechthild of Magdeburg

Mechthild of Magdeburg

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Biography

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.

Books by Mechthild of Magdeburg
The Flowing Light of the GodheadThe Flowing Light of the Godhead
The Revelations of Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1297)The Revelations of Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1297)
Matelda and the Cloister of HellfdeMatelda and the Cloister of Hellfde
Meditations with Mechtild of MagdeburgMeditations with Mechtild of Magdeburg
Mechthild of MagdeburgMechthild of Magdeburg
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Quotes by Mechthild of Magdeburg

"A fish cannot drown in water,A bird does not fall in air.In the fire of creation,God doesn't vanish:The fire brightens.Each creature God mademust live in its own true nature;How could I resist my nature,That lives for oneness with God?"

Mechthild of Magdeburg

"What we know is as nothing, if we do not love God properly in all things."

Mechthild of Magdeburg