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Gertrude More

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487: 499: 475: 131:, one of her peers, was chosen ahead of her by the authorities in Rome as abbess in 1629 because she was older. Gascoigne was more welcoming of Baker's advice. Sister More opposed Baker's approach but eventually gave into his ways - which included writing good books. 28: 98:. Her mother died in 1611 and Helen's father, who had trained to be a monk, became responsible for her care and education. Dom Benet Jones, a Benedictine monk, encouraged her to join his projected religious foundation, 125:. She brought to the new organisation her lineage as the great-great-granddaughter of the Catholic martyr Thomas More, her education and a large dowry from her father that would fund the convent's creation. 549: 529: 104: 309: 228: 286: 205: 422: 292: 211: 51: 554: 161:
Some papers found after her death and arranged by Father Baker, were afterwards published in two separate works: one entitled
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admitted to the order on 31 December 1623. Helen More came under the prescriptive influence of the Benedictine
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The row at Cumbrai continued and Baker was recalled to Douai. Before the row was settled Gertrude died at
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and other spiritual writers and she contributed to the effort to publish their work.
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The Holy Practices of a Divine Lover, or the Sainctly Ideot's Devotions
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Latz, Dorothy L. (1990). "The Mystical Poetry of Dame Gertrude More".
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Her writing was heavily influenced by the christian mystics such as
458: 398: 83: 71: 26: 423:"Julian of Norwich: Janina Ramirez hails 'the female Chaucer'" 47: 181:, for herself and for her spiritual guide (Paris, 1658). 399:"Dame Gertrude More on Father Augustine's Way of Prayer" 287:"More, (Christopher) Cresacre (1572–1649), biographer" 463: 74:. Her father, Cresacre More, was great-grandson of 296:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. 285: 215:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. 204: 340:"Biography of More – The Poetry of Gertrude More" 54:, a writer and chief founder of the abbey at 8: 78:; her mother, Elizabeth Gage, was sister of 550:17th-century English Roman Catholic nuns 256: 254: 46:; 25 March 1606 - 17 August 1633) was a 470: 293:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 212:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 199: 197: 195: 193: 189: 7: 449:Archive of Gertrude More's writings 262:"CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Helen More" 25: 497: 485: 473: 52:English Benedictine Congregation 121:and took the religious name of 70:More was born in Low Leyton in 530:17th-century Christian mystics 1: 326:UK public library membership 245:UK public library membership 177:, to which was prefixed her 113:. She was the first of nine 571: 165:(Paris, 1657); the other, 80:Sir John Gage, 1st Baronet 555:Roman Catholic mystics 454:Catholic Encyclopaedia 302:10.1093/ref:odnb/19174 221:10.1093/ref:odnb/19178 32: 30: 535:Deaths from smallpox 167:Confessiones Amantis 171:Spiritual Exercises 129:Catherine Gascoigne 100:Our Lady of Comfort 31:Dame Gertrude More. 540:People from Leyton 33: 365:Mystics Quarterly 324:(Subscription or 311:978-0-19-861412-8 266:www.newadvent.org 243:(Subscription or 230:978-0-19-861412-8 175:Ideot's Devotions 136:Julian of Norwich 16:(Redirected from 562: 545:Benedictine nuns 502: 501: 500: 490: 489: 478: 477: 476: 469: 437: 436: 434: 433: 419: 413: 412: 410: 409: 395: 389: 388: 360: 354: 353: 351: 350: 336: 330: 329: 321: 319: 318: 289: 282: 276: 275: 273: 272: 258: 249: 248: 240: 238: 237: 208: 201: 108: 92:Lord Chamberlain 21: 570: 569: 565: 564: 563: 561: 560: 559: 510: 509: 508: 498: 496: 484: 474: 472: 464: 445: 440: 431: 429: 421: 420: 416: 407: 405: 397: 396: 392: 362: 361: 357: 348: 346: 338: 337: 333: 323: 316: 314: 312: 284: 283: 279: 270: 268: 260: 259: 252: 242: 235: 233: 231: 203: 202: 191: 187: 159: 140:Teresa of Avila 119:Augustine Baker 102: 68: 60:Stanbrook Abbey 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 568: 566: 558: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 512: 511: 507: 506: 494: 482: 462: 461: 456: 451: 444: 443:External links 441: 439: 438: 414: 403:www.umilta.net 390: 355: 331: 310: 277: 250: 229: 188: 186: 183: 158: 155: 67: 64: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 567: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 517: 515: 505: 495: 493: 488: 483: 481: 471: 467: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 446: 442: 428: 424: 418: 415: 404: 400: 394: 391: 386: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 359: 356: 345: 341: 335: 332: 327: 313: 307: 303: 299: 295: 294: 288: 281: 278: 267: 263: 257: 255: 251: 246: 232: 226: 222: 218: 214: 213: 207: 200: 198: 196: 194: 190: 184: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 164: 156: 154: 152: 148: 143: 141: 137: 132: 130: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 106: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 65: 63: 61: 58:which became 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 38: 37:Gertrude More 29: 19: 430:. Retrieved 427:HistoryExtra 426: 417: 406:. Retrieved 402: 393: 371:(2): 66–82. 368: 364: 358: 347:. Retrieved 343: 334: 315:. Retrieved 291: 280: 269:. Retrieved 265: 234:. Retrieved 210: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 160: 144: 133: 127: 122: 69: 43: 36: 34: 525:1633 deaths 520:1606 births 492:Catholicism 344:s.wayne.edu 153:, aged 27. 103: [ 76:Thomas More 514:Categories 432:2020-04-22 408:2020-04-22 349:2023-04-16 328:required.) 317:2021-02-16 271:2021-02-16 247:required.) 236:2021-02-16 185:References 157:Posthumous 115:postulants 96:Queen Mary 44:Helen More 18:Helen More 480:Biography 377:0742-5503 42:(born as 385:20716980 151:smallpox 123:Gertrude 504:England 466:Portals 459:Biodata 179:Apology 149:, from 147:Cambrai 111:Cambrai 56:Cambrai 50:of the 383:  375:  322: 308:  241: 227:  88:Sussex 381:JSTOR 173:, or 169:, or 109:, in 107:] 84:Firle 72:Essex 40:O.S.B 35:Dame 373:ISSN 306:ISBN 225:ISBN 138:and 66:Life 298:doi 217:doi 94:to 82:of 48:nun 516:: 425:. 401:. 379:. 369:16 367:. 342:. 304:. 290:. 264:. 253:^ 223:. 209:. 192:^ 105:fr 90:, 86:, 62:. 468:: 435:. 411:. 387:. 352:. 320:. 300:: 274:. 239:. 219:: 20:)

Index

Helen More

O.S.B
nun
English Benedictine Congregation
Cambrai
Stanbrook Abbey
Essex
Thomas More
Sir John Gage, 1st Baronet
Firle
Sussex
Lord Chamberlain
Queen Mary
Our Lady of Comfort
fr
Cambrai
postulants
Augustine Baker
Catherine Gascoigne
Julian of Norwich
Teresa of Avila
Cambrai
smallpox




"More, Helen [name in religion Gertrude] (1606–1633), Benedictine nun"
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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