Back جيرترود العظيمه ARZ Gertrudis d'Helfta Catalan Gertruda Veliká Czech Gertrud von Helfta German Γερτρούδη η Μεγάλη Greek Gertrudo la Granda Esperanto Gertrudis Magna Spanish Püha Gertrud Estonian Gertrudis Helftakoa Basque گرتروده بزرگ Persian
Saint Gertrude | |
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_-_Ecstasy_of_St._Gertrude_by_Pietro_Liberi.jpg) Saint Gertrude of Helfta in ecstasy | |
| Virgin, Mystic | |
| Born | January 6, 1256 Eisleben, Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | c. 1302 (aged 45-46) Helfta, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
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| Canonized | 1677 (equipollent) by Innocent XI |
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| Attributes | cross, radiant heart |
| Patronage | West Indies |
Gertrude the Great or Gertrude of Helfta (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) was a German nun and mystic from the monastery of Helfta. Considered for a time Benedictine, she also has strong ties to the Cistercian Order; her monastery in Helfta is Cistercian.