Gertrude the Great

Saint Gertrude OSB
Saint Gertrude of Helfta in ecstasy
Virgin, Mystic
Born	January 6, 1256 Eisleben, Thuringia, Holy Roman Empire
Died	c. 1302 (aged 45-46) Helfta, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Venerated in	Catholic Church The Episcopal Church
Canonized	1677 (equipollent) by Innocent XI
Feast	November 16 (Catholic Church) November 21 (The Episcopal Church)
Attributes	cross, radiant heart
Patronage	West Indies

Gertrude the Great, OSB (or Saint Gertrude of Helfta; Italian: Santa Gertrude, German: Gertrud die Große von Helfta, Latin: Sancta Gertrudis; January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302^[1]) was a German Benedictine nun and mystic from the monastery of Helfta. She is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church and figures in the General Roman Calendar on November 16 for optional celebration as a memorial throughout the Roman Rite.

In recent times the Episcopal Church has added Gertude to the Episcopal Calendar of Saints on November 21.