RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gertrude the Great

1256 - 1302

Photo of Gertrude the Great

Icon of person Gertrude the Great

Gertrude the Great or Gertrude of Helfta (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) was a German Benedictine nun and mystic who was a member of the Monastery of Helfta. While herself a Benedictine, she had strong ties to the Cistercian Order; her monastery in Helfta is currently run by nuns of the Cistercian Order. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gertrude the Great is the 793rd most popular religious figure (down from 700th in 2019), the 842nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 680th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Religious Figure.

Gertrude the Great is most famous for being a psychic, clairvoyant, and astrologer. She also wrote a book called "Psychic Secrets Revealed."

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Gertrude the Great by language

Loading...

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gertrude the Great ranks 793 out of 3,187. Before her are Johann Tetzel, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Philipp Spener, Isma'il ibn Ja'far, Cornelius the Centurion, and Antipope Anacletus II. After her are Junia, Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Emma Morano, Abe no Seimei, Radha, and Hillel the Elder.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1256, Gertrude the Great ranks 2. Before her is Robert, Count of Clermont. After her are Henryk IV Probus, Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi, Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Catherine of Hungary, Queen of Serbia, and Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos. Among people deceased in 1302, Gertrude the Great ranks 4. Before her are Cimabue, Arnolfo di Cambio, and Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon. After her are Valdemar, King of Sweden, Robert II, Count of Artois, Muhammad II of Granada, Al-Hakim I, Blanche of Artois, Yolande of Aragon, Duchess of Calabria, and Henry III, Count of Bar.

Others Born in 1256

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1302

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gertrude the Great ranks 842 out of 7,253. Before her are Juana Bormann (1893), Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729), Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905), Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935), Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826), and Petrus Apianus (1495). After her are Charles I of Württemberg (1823), Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Otto Ernst Remer (1912), Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), and Kurt Schwitters (1887).

Others born in Germany

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Gertrude the Great ranks 19. Before her are Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774), Rabanus Maurus (780), Conrad Schumann (1942), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Nicolaus Zinzendorf (1700), and Johann Tetzel (1460). After her are Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947), Margot Frank (1926), Mechtilde (1241), Therese Neumann (1898), Georg Ratzinger (1924), and Bruno of Querfurt (970).

German born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous