Daily Medieval

When Margery Kempe (c.1373 - c.1438) dictated the story of her mystic experiences , she had no idea that someone would append a recipe to t...

Once Margery Kempe decided to dedicate her life fully to religious devotion, she decided a pilgrimage to the Holy Land was in order, inspir...

Margery Brunham was born about 1373 in Bishop's (now King's) Lynn, Norfolk. Her father was mayor for a short time and a member of Pa...

Unlike his contemporaries, Henry Grosmont was very forthcoming about his feelings about religion by writing an autobiographical treatise ca...

John van Ruysbroeck was one of the foremost of the Flemish mystics, and even earned the titles "Admirable Doctor" and "Divine...

Many works of Christian mysticism in the Middle Ages are biographies or autobiographies of mystics, sharing their revelations, their visions...

Richard Rolle's career as a hermit left him plenty of time for writing. He chose a wide variety of topics—although Psalms figured heavil...

Richard Rolle (c.1300 - 30 September 1349) was born to a North Yorkshire farming family. He showed promise as a young man and was sponsored ...

Tomb of Margareta, at the Monastery Church of Mary Medingen To wrap up a week of religion and mysticism, we turn to Margareta Ebner, a ...

And God said to the soul: I desired you before the world began. I desire you now As you desire me. And where the desires of two come toget...

From the Church of St. Sebald in Nuremberg; Christina Ebner stands to the side of the Virgin and Child Christina Ebner was born on Goo...

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious is making news , and my desire to make this blog not just interesting and varied but also relev...