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Suster Bertken

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Also known as Berta Jacobs, Zuster Bertken

Dutch poet and hermit (1427–1514)

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Zuster Bertken ('Sister Bertken') (1426 - June 25, 1514) was a Dutch anchorite. She was born the illegitimate daughter of the canon priest Jacob van Lichtenberg. Her life before her enclosure is unknown, but she was evidently given a good education. In 1456 or 1457, with permission bishop David of Burgundy she let herself be enclosed in a cell as an anchorite at the Buurkerk in Utrecht. According to the description of her life, she lived an extremely ascetic life even for an anchorite. <a href=

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1427-06-25
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1514-06-25
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