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Mechthild of Magdeburg

Overview

Mechthild (or Mechtild, Matilda, Matelda) of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a Catholic Christian mystic of the Middle Ages whose book, Das fließende Licht der Gottheit (The Flowing Light of the Godhead), is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts. She was the first mystic to write in Low German.

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Related ideas

• Hildegard of Bingen
• Latin
• Middle Ages
• Catholic Church
• Christian mysticism
• Dante Alighieri
• Dominican Order
• The Flowing Light of the Godhead

Place in the tradition

Part of German philosophy.

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