She addressed herself entirely to her most holy son in her womb, and with most ardent affection of her soul she prayed. Life of the virgin mother of god, manifested to sister mary of jesus of agreda, 16021666 imprimatur h. Ven mary of agreda cause for sainthood to be reopen. A catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. The work alternates between descriptions of the trini. The mystical city of god is one of three works of its century more times printed, together with works of st. To buy the english version of the book through catholic truth publications.
Christened maria fernandez coronel, she donned the blue habit and took her vows as a nun in the franciscan order, and in 1627 she became abbess of the agreda franciscan monastery until her death in 1665. From an early age she showed signs of grace and received her first communion at a young age. Her prayerful visions describe in stunning detail the life and times of jesus and mary. Discover book depositorys huge selection of agreda books online. Read in english by ann boulais the mystical city of god is a book written in the 17thcentury by the franciscan nun, venerable mary of jesus of agreda. Maria recorded her revelations in a book called the mystical city of god a life of the virgin mary ostensibly based on divine revelations granted to maria. I had never heard of maria of agreda before reading maria of agreda. The mystical city of god, volume 3 by venerable mary of jesus. Mystical lady in blue, but im so glad that i read this book, i found it extremely interesting and found myself asking many questions. Since leaving loreto in baja, this was serras third reference to the bilocating nun he believed preceded him to these parts a century earlier. This is something the history books in schools dont speak off.
As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. The conceptionists had adopted the rules of the order of st. Woman thou art god sister maria jesus agreda the blue nun. Sister mary of jesus in obedience to her confessor, the father. Her virtues and holy life were universally acknowledged, but controversy arose over her. Lord and god of my soul, with thy permission, although i am but dust and ashes gen. Marilyn fedewa writes with a great reverence for her subject, catholic mystic, maria coronel of agreda, spain. In fine, clement xiv declared that the book, the mystical city, really was written by mary of agreda rome officially verified the fact.
It is a massive 2,676 page book, but you might prefer the abridged edition 794 pages the mystical city of god. So well known was her extraordinary virtue that almost immediately the spanish bishops and other eminent churchmen took up the cause for her beatification. Mary of agreda s most popular book is the life of mary as seen by the mystics. A popular abridgement of the divine history and life of the virgin mother of god. Maria fernandez coronel was born on april 2, 1602, in agreda, spain. Mary of agreda has 31 books on goodreads with 1568 ratings. The mystical city of god 4 volume set by mary of agreda. The mystical city of god is a book written in the 17th century by the franciscan nun venerable mary of jesus of agreda. Mary of jesus of agreda, oic, also known as the abbess of agreda, was a franciscan abbess and spiritual writer, known especially for her extensive correspondence with king philip iv of spain and reports of her bilocation between spain and its colonies in new spain. Title page of the revelations of maria, 1722, verdussen, antwerp. Maria of agreda is written from the perspective of a true believer. Hopefully when the true church overcomes the evil eclipse now upon it, venerable mary of agreda will receive the rare and seldom seen, honor of beatification and then hopefully someday canonization i.
In 1620 she took her vows as a franciscan nun and in 1627 became abbess of a franciscan monastery in agreda, retaining this office, except for a brief period, until her death. You can buy the book in spanish at the convent of the franciscan conceptionists in agreda or ask for it here. Ven mary of agreda cause for sainthood to be reopen mother. Her book the mystical city of god was serras constant companion all over the new world. In her youth maria, baptized maria coronel, demonstrated unusual piety and remarkable memory.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Inquisitors came to the agreda convent and questioned mother mary of jesus for 11 days with 80 questions, which covered her bilocations, her writings and also the erroneous information that she was involved in a plot against the spanish king. Or, according to her conventual title, maria of jesus.
As an eight yearold, maria informed her devout parents of receiving a message from god to become a nun. Books by mary of agreda author of the mystical city of god. The mystical city of god book online the mystical city of god. Very early the child showed special signs of grace. Or, according to her conventual title, maria of jesus a discalced franciscan nun. We ask it on behalf of jesus christ, your son, and by the ntercession of the virgin mary, our mother. It gives a wonderful story how a young girl became a nun.
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