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|SaintName=Saint Mechtilde of Hackeborn | |SaintName=Saint Mechtilde of Hackeborn | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=November 19 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Helfta, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | |SaintBirthPlace=Helfta, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | ||
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|DeathPlace=Helfta, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | |DeathPlace=Helfta, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) | ||
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| | |AssociatedCountries=Germany | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Magdeburg]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Cistercian Order | |ReligiousAffiliation=Cistercian Order | ||
|Patronage=musicians; composers; against depression; those ridiculed for piety | |Patronage=musicians; composers; against depression; those ridiculed for piety | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Helfta Monastery Ruins, Germany | |PrimaryShrine=Helfta Monastery Ruins, Germany | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
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'''Saint Mechtilde of Hackeborn''' (c. 1241 – 19 November 1298), also known as '''Saint Matilda of Helfta''' or '''Saint Mechtilde the Virgin''', was a German Cistercian nun and mystic renowned for her profound spiritual writings and visions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10141a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Mechtilde |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to historical records, including her own dictated works and contemporary testimonies from her sister Gertrude the Great, Mechtilde was born into the noble Hackeborn family in Helfta, Saxony, educated at the nearby Rodarsdorf convent from age 7, and entered the Cistercian Abbey of Helfta in 1258, where she served as choirmistress and novice mistress, fostering a community of learned women mystics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=306 |title=St. Mechtilde of Hackeborn |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Her mystical experiences, centered on the Sacred Heart and divine intimacy, were recorded in ''The Book of Special Grace'' (''Liber Specialis Gratiae''), compiled by Gertrude after her death. | '''Saint Mechtilde of Hackeborn''' (c. 1241 – 19 November 1298), also known as '''Saint Matilda of Helfta''' or '''Saint Mechtilde the Virgin''', was a German Cistercian nun and mystic renowned for her profound spiritual writings and visions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10141a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Mechtilde |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to historical records, including her own dictated works and contemporary testimonies from her sister Gertrude the Great, Mechtilde was born into the noble Hackeborn family in Helfta, Saxony, educated at the nearby Rodarsdorf convent from age 7, and entered the Cistercian Abbey of Helfta in 1258, where she served as choirmistress and novice mistress, fostering a community of learned women mystics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=306 |title=St. Mechtilde of Hackeborn |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Her mystical experiences, centered on the Sacred Heart and divine intimacy, were recorded in ''The Book of Special Grace'' (''Liber Specialis Gratiae''), compiled by Gertrude after her death. | ||