Mechtilde
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Saxon Christian saint
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Mechthild, also known as Mechtilde, was a German writer, nun, and mystic born in Eisleben in 1241. A member of the Benedictines and a follower of the Catholic Church, she worked in the fields of religion and mysticism. She spoke and wrote in Latin and German. Mechthild held the position of abbess and was the sibling of Gertrude of Hackeborn.
She died at Kloster Helfta on January 1, 1298. Mechthild is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, with her feast day observed on November 19. Her works have been described in sources such as the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Catholic Encyclopedia.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 8 March 1879
- Died
- 4 June 1958
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Der Kinderfreund
- Zum Schauen bestellt
- Das rosa Haus / Mechtilde Lichnowsky
- Geburt
- Werke
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mechthild
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Eisleben
- Place of death
- Kloster Helfta
- Sibling
- Gertrude of Hackeborn
- Occupation
- mystic
- Position held
- abbess
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- mysticism
- Image
- Saint Mechtildis (cropped).jpg
- Religious order
- Benedictines
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1241-01-01
- date of death
- 1298-01-01
- canonization status
- saint
- Commons category
- Mechtilde of Hackeborn
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- feast day
- November 19
- different from
- Mechthild of Magdeburg
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Mechtilde, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
![Linz, AT-OOeLB, Hs.-224 (Mechthildenbuch [u.a.], saec. XVI)](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fdigi.landesbibliothek.at%2Fviewer%2Fcontent%2F224%2F800%2F0%2F00000001.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Linz, AT-OOeLB, Hs.-224 (Mechthildenbuch [u.a.], saec. XVI)
![Speculum spiritalis gracie ac mirabiliũ reuelationũ diuinitus factarũ sacris virginibus Mechtildis ac Gertrudis. Monialiũ Cenobij Helffede [pro] saluberrima in christo [pro]ficientiũ instructione comportatus](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.ub.uni-freiburg.de%2FdiglitData%2Fimage%2Fmechthild1510%2F3%2FROEM_001a.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Speculum spiritalis gracie ac mirabiliũ reuelationũ diuinitus factarũ sacris virginibus Mechtildis ac Gertrudis. Monialiũ Cenobij Helffede [pro] saluberrima in christo [pro]ficientiũ instructione comportatus
Gebetssammlung klarissischer Herkunft
Zu Ehren der ... Fürstin und Frauen ... Johanna Elisabetha ... und dann Der Fürstin und Princessin ... Eberhardina Ludovica Herzogin zu Würtemberg und Teck ... , als dero beyder hochfürstl. Geburtsfest den 11. Octobris 1701. auf einen Tag ... celebrirt wurde.