The herald of God's loving kindness

Gertrude entered the monastery of Helfta as a young child and received her education within the cloister. There she developed her love of God's 'pietas' -- a word connoting divine compassion, gracious love, protection and mercy, and translated here as 'loving-kindness'. "The Herald of God's loving-kindness" records her experiences in a strong, traditionally monastic Latin. The sincerity and simplicity of the work reveal much about the saintly author and about the monastic community which formed and educated her, supported her and encouraged her to share her life of prayer through the written word. [Book jacket].