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Christina the Astonishing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christina the Astonishing (1150 – 1224), also known as Christina Mirabilis , was a Christian holy-woman born in Brustem (near Sint-Truiden, Belgium) in 1150. She is sometimes considered a saint. Ch...
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Madness led me to Christina here. It does not surprise me that she is Belgian ... (Christina of Liege, Christina Mirabilis) ... The ascetic mystic Christina Mirabilis, who lived a rather fantastic life, had two miraculous experiences with her breasts.
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Christina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christina is a female name originating from Christian. It is a well-used name throughout the world with many variants. Its meanings most commonly include "Christian," "Christ-Bearer," although "Angel...
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Christina Mirabilis ; Virgin, 1224 A.D. Feast day: July 24th ... The earliest account of the life of St. Christina the Astonishing comes to us courtesy of the 13th century Dominican, Thomas de Cantimpré1, ... With my paintings, I hope to add, visually, to the poems that Christina Mirabilis has already inspired.
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St. Christina the Astonishing annoying the clergy ... St. Christina the Astonishin ... click here for larger, more detailed image; Click on thumbnail for close-up...
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Lutgard's biography, the Vita Piae Lutgardiâ was written by the Dominican Thomas of Cantimpre, who also wrote the Vitae of Christina the Astonishing and of Margaret of Ypres, and added to Jacques of Vitry's Vita of Marie d'Oignies.
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In her introduction to The Life of Christina Mirabilis, translator Margot King acknowledges the personal fascination that lay between the lines of her scrupulous scholarship. In a brief autobiographical gesture, King notes:
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