Feast of the day

Saint Mechtildis of Helfta (13th century)

11/19/2020 12:00:00 AM

Saint Mechtildis of Helfta
(13th century)

        St. Mechtildis was born to a noble family in Heifta, Saxony, and was placed in a Benedictine convent at age seven.

        She was a mystic, and aided St. Gertrude with her Book of Special Graces or The Revelation of St. Mechtildis.