Ebner, Margarethe (1291–1351)
Ebner, Margarethe (1291–1351)
German writer, nun and mystic. Name variations: Margarata or Margrete Ebner; Blessed Margaret Ebner, Mystic of Medingen. Born 1291 into a wealthy family in Donauworth, Germany; died July 20, 1351, at Medingen, Germany.
Entered Dominican Convent of Maria Medingen (1306); after long and serious illness during which she was sent home to recover (1312–22), began to have visions, revelations and prophecies; was encouraged by Father Heinrich von Nördlingen to write down mystical experiences, which were later published as Offenbarungen (1882); beatified by Pope John Paul II (Feb 24, 1979).
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