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Early Women Writers

Elisabeth of Schönau

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Author

Elisabeth of Schönau

Location

Schönau Abbey, Germany

Dates

1129-1164/5

Biography

Elisabeth was a German Benedictine visionary. Her visions were rewritten in Latin by Egbert.

Languages

Latin; German

Genres

Devotional

Editions and Translations

Elisabeth of Schönau: The Complete Works, Anne L. Clark, trans. and intro., Barbara J. Newman, preface (New York: Paulist Press, 2000)

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