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Summary Of Gertrude The Great And Angela Of Foligno

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Gertrude the Great and Angela of Foligno: Mystics of Different Methodologies During the Middle Ages, the roles of women in the church were often restricted, considering whether they were allowed to hold a role at all. With male-dominated church institutions being considered the only reputable source at the time, the opportunity to become a respected figure in society while forging new gender norms presented itself in the form of the gradual blossoming of the female mystic movement (Di Sera, n.d.). The approach to mysticism and methods used by Gertrude the Great showcase how the graphic displays of faith utilized by Angela of Foligno were necessary due to their time periods pertaining to the role of women in the church and forging the distinction …show more content…

Being in such a dilemma left Angela of Foligno no other choice but to be loud in how she conveyed her mysticism when compared to Gertrude the Great. The German nun could rely on her status within the church to propel her messages and teachings hence she did not need to go to such lengths to be heard unlike her Italian counterpart. Additionally, when conveying their divine visions to the public, Gertrude the Great and Angela of Foligno went about displaying such holy interactions in methods that can be considered polar opposites of each other. Gertrude the Great went about conveying her mysticism in a more tame and what could be considered a more digestible by society at the time in comparison to Angela of Foligno whose method of mysticism was rather unsightly. This contrast in communicating their divine interactions is showcased in their early interactions, as Gertrude the Great’s first mystic experience occurred at the juvenile age of twelve, where she had her first brief interaction with the Holy Spirit (Wilson, …show more content…

He concluded that there could be no other reason for Angela’s erratic behaviour aside from satanic work being at play (ibid). When observing their well known acts of mysticism, both Gertrude the Great and Angela of Foligno follow similar patterns in how they responded to their first divine interactions. Despite this similarity, the intentions behind how they convey these interactions begs the question of whether their contrasting methods of mysticism could be attributed to their intentions in conveying such events and if their motivation was driven by the grace of God. A prominent act of mysticism performed by Gertrude the Great stemmed from answering a persistent question from her followers was whether they could take part in Holy Communion without fasting prior to the ceremony (Finke, 1993). When figuring out how to guide others in taking part in Holy Communion and how to navigate their journeys with God, Getrude the Great prayed for her own guidance from God in regards to how to go about such an important task

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