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Saint Gertrude the Great            History

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Saint Gertrude the Great            History

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I was alive during the fourth crusade. Pope Innocent III was pope during that time. She was alive during the "Century of Saints"
_____________________________ Saint Damian- was also alive during the time of many other saints as well

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Saint Gertrude the Great              Why a saint to follow

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Saint Gertrude the Great              Why a saint to follow

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Jesus gave me a prayer . Every time it is said sincerely, Jesus releases a thousand souls from purgatory.
_____________________________ Thomas Aquinas- made a prayer as well. The Holy spirit helped him make prayers to be said before and after Communion

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Saint Gertrude the Great         Relied on Christ

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Saint Gertrude the Great         Relied on Christ

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Before Jesus started to appear to me in visions I was so focused on my studies of theology that I fell away from God.When my visions started I called this moment my "new birth" for before I was a blind and insane women.
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Saint Rita-before she died she had a vision of Mary and Jesus with angles as if they were calling her to heaven.

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Saint Gertrude the Great           Early Life

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Saint Gertrude the Great           Early Life

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When I was four years old I became an orphan. I was sent to a monastery where Saint Mechtild took care of me at the Cistercian, monastery in Helfta.
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Juan Diego- also grew up without his parents. His parents died to a new Spanish disease so he was raised by his uncle

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Saint Gertrude the Great            Struggle to overcome

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Saint Gertrude the Great            Struggle to overcome

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I witnessed the lose of my Abbess Saint Gertrude of Hackborn in 1291 and my "caretaker" ,Saint Mechtild (Abbess Gertrude of Hackborn's sister) in 1298. And even if my health began to fail I continued to serve Jesus.
________________________________Angela Merici- lost both of her parents and her sister. She was very upset at the death of her sister because she died without last rites.

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I was alive during the time of the Saint Thomas Aquinas was alive. I was alive during the "Century of Saints". When some of the greatest saints were alive.
______________________________Saint Catherine of Alexandria- was also alive while other great saints like Joan of Arc

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Saint Gertrude the Great         Guided by the Acts of the Apostles

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Saint Gertrude the Great         Guided by the Acts of the Apostles

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I was ignited with the Holy Spirit like the Apostles were and I was able to live the Christian example and inspire others to be like her.
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Saint Cecilia was also sparked with the Holy Spirit and was able to lead and convert others by her Christian example.

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Saint Gertrude the Great        Vision/Miracle/wow fact

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Saint Gertrude the Great        Vision/Miracle/wow fact

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I am the only women saint to be called "Great" and I had visions of Jesus, Mary and some of her favorite saints almost everyday until I died. My sisters in the convent said I was favored by God.
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria- She had a vision of Mary that converted her and others to Christianity

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Saint Gertrude the Great          Life Story

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Saint Gertrude the Great          Life Story

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When I was old enough I entered a Benedictine Order at Helfta, Germany. When she was twenty-five I began to experience visions these visions continued until the day I died.
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Thomas Aquinas- he decided to join a Benedictine order, but his parents prevented him from joining, until he snuck out of the house

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Saint Gertrude the Great How did they die?

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Saint Gertrude the Great How did they die?

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I died of health issues and I also died a virgin. When I was dying Mary came and supported me and helped my soul get to heaven
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Saint Teresa of Calcutta- she also died of several years of health issues particularly having to do with her heart, lungs, and kidneys.
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Catherine of Siena- she at no food except for the Eucharist. She lost the use of her arms and legs, and had a stroke resulting in her death. She also died a virgin.

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When I was twenty-five I started to experience visions. I saw this moment as a "new birth". I practiced what is know as nuptial mysticism meaning I saw myself as a Bride of Christ.
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria- also had what she described as a "new beginning" when she had a vision
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Angela Merici- also had a vision of Mary with her dead sister. This gave her hope that her sister was in heaven with Mary.

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Saint Gertrude the Great- Model of Virtue

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Saint Gertrude the Great- Model of Virtue

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I displayed the virtues of charity, humility, fidelity, kindness and zeal. Jesus said that he was particularly pleased with her virtues of purity, benignity, fidelity, humility, and charity. Mary also came to her in a vision and planted flowers of virtue in her heart like a rose of Chasity, the lily of purity,the violet of humility,the sunflower of obedience and others
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Saint Teresa of Calcutta- also showed the virtues of charity and humility she especially put others needs before her own.
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Saint Margret of Scotland- also showed great humility. She was blessed with many riches but gave many of her things to the poor.