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Mechthild (or Mechtild, Matilda,[1]Matelda[2]) of Magdeburg (c. 1207 – c. 1282/1294), a Beguine, was a Christian medieval mystic, whose book Das fließende Licht der Gottheit (The Flowing Light of Divinity) is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts.[3] She was the first mystic to write in Low German.
^Bevan 1896.
^Bevan 1896, p. 8-10.
^Hollywood, Amy M., 1963- (1995). The soul as virgin wife : Mechthild of Magdeburg, Marguerite Porete, and Meister Eckhart. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press. ISBN 0-268-01753-0. OCLC 31376283.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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