Saint Gertrude The Great
Also known as: Gertrude of Helfta; Gertrudis Helfta; Gertud von Helfta; Geltrude; Gertrudis la Grande; Gertrude Magna; Geltrude…
Feast Day
November 16
Born
January 6, 1256
Died
November 17, 1302
Canonized
received equipotent canonization, and a was universal feast day declared in 1677 by Pope Clement XII
Biography
Saint Gertrude the Great, also known as Gertrude of Helfta, was born on January 6, 1256, in Eisleben, Thuringia (part of modern Germany). Unfortunately, we do not know who her parents were or what became of them, leading to the belief that she may have been an orphan. At the tender age of five, she was entrusted to the care of the Benedictine abbey of Saint Mary of Helfta in Eisleben, where she was raised....
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