The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics provides a detailed look at the Life of the Virgin Mother from the Immaculate Conception until her Assumption.
She claimed (not without controversy) to have experienced the wounds of Christ, and to witness his.
She spent 10 years in a convent, but when it was closed in 1812 she moved to a private home where she spent the rest of her life.
The content of her book, The Mystical City of God, forms part of the basis of The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics.
Sister Anna Catherine Emmerich was born to poor Westphalian peasants in 1774.
She appeared and spoke to Native Americans in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona without ever leaving Spain.
Mary of Jesus was said to have visited the New World through bilocation -- being in two places at the same time.
She founded the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception with her mother and sisters, where she was elected abbess 11 times.
Mother Mary of Jesus of Agreda was born in Spain in 1602.
After her husband\'s death, she entered the Franciscan order and dictated over 1,500 pages of revelations regarding the Passion of Christ and the Nativity.
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She did not enter a convent, but rather married and had 8 children.
Bridget of Sweden, born in 1303, was the daughter of a wealthy provincial governor.
Her visions were known across Europe, and she was often consulted for advice by learned and religious men.
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Born in the Rhineland, she entered Sch nau Abbey, where she became an abbess.
Elizabeth of Sch nau lived from 1129 to 1164.
But they were all devout Catholics who dedicated their lives to their faith.
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The four Mystics whose writings make up the basis of this work lived in different times and different nations.
It explains the trials she suffered in order to bring about the salvation of mankind.
This work is unique in that not only is it focused entirely on the Virgin Mary, but its sources were all women as well.
After all, their gospels were intended to tell the story of Christ -- his birth, teachings, crucifixion and ascension.
The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics provides greater context to the Life of Jesus Christ by bringing the reader closer to his earthly mother.
Compiled by reference librarian and Franciscan, Raphael Brown, in 1951, this work brings together the visions and revelations of four devout women separated by centuries but united in their Catholic faith and piety.
Not much is said in the Biblical gospels of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John regarding the Life of Mary.
The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics provides a detailed look at the Life of the Virgin Mother from the Immaculate Conception until her Assumption
