Saint Gertrude of Helfta

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Gertrude was born on January 6, 1256 in Thuringia.
She was entrusted to the monastery in Helfta when she was four years old, in keeping with the custom of having girls raised in convents.
Mechtilde passed on to Gertrude the art of liturgical chant and taught her to read and write.
Gertrude went from being a grammarian to being a theologian.
She had the Word of God ready to satisfy those who came to consult her.
She died November 17, 1302. Her feast day is November 16th.
 
Saint Gertrude wrote a book entitled The Herald of Divine Love.
She tells of the visions granted her by our divine Lord.
She wrote this book because she was told that nothing was given to her for her own sake only.
 
In her writings, Gertrude recalled that the Lord had protected her with compassionate patience and infinite mercy, forgetting the years of childhood, adolescence, and youth.
Gertrude was diligent in singing the Divine Office.
 
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