The Library
1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.
1201–1300
2 works
c. 1289–1302
Latin
Legatus Divinae Pietatis
Gertrude the Great · 1256–c. 1302
Visions received at Helfta, centred on the heart of Christ opened to the soul, and told with an unusual note of confidence rather than penitential dread.
c. 1291–1298
Latin
Mechthild of Hackeborn · 1241–1298
Visions recorded, at first without her knowledge, by two sisters at Helfta, structured around the liturgical year and full of images of Christ's heart and voice.
2 of 1774 works