Mechthild von Hackeborn (1241-1299)
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https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/persinst/1141
- Name (English)
- Mechthild von Hackeborn
- Short name
- Saint Mechtilde
- Year of birth
- 1241
- Year of death
- 1299
- Short Description
- "Mechtilde of Hackeborn (1240/1241 – 19 November 1298) was a Saxon Christian saint (from what is now Germany) and a Benedictine nun. She was famous for her musical talents, gifted with a beautiful voice. At the age of 50, Mechtilde went through a grave spiritual crisis, as well as physical suffering. In the modern Benedictine calendar, her feast is celebrated on the anniversary of her death, November 19. She died in the monastery of Helfta." - (en.wikipedia.org 10.08.2021)
- Entity Encoding
- piz
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Mechthild von Hackeborn, Buch der besonderen Gnade
Das Kloster Helfta ist eines...
Object information
Image: Regionalgeschichtliche Sammlungen der Lutherstadt Eisleben - CC BY-NC-SA
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