(May 31, 2025) Benedictine Abbess and Mystic Brief Biography: Saint Mechtildis was born around 1125 into a noble Bavarian family. At the tender age of five, she was placed in the monastery her mother had founded at Edelstetten. From childhood, Mechtildis exhibited a deep love for prayer and an astonishing reverence for the mysteries of God. As she grew, her devotion only deepened: she spent …
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