Maria Petyt : a Carmelite mystic in wartime

Folger bibliographic ID: 345491
Folger call number: BX4705.P48 M37 2015
Folger holdings ID: 496296

Based on the discovery of an unknown Latin manuscript, ‘Maria Petyt - A Carmelite Mystic in Wartime’ provides surprising new information about the seventeenth century Flemish mystic Maria Petyt (1623-1677) who wrote many letters to her spiritual director, Michael of St. Augustine. The book contains a transcription of the (unfortunately partly damaged) manuscript, an English translation of it, and several articles opening up new horizons concerning the life and spirituality of Maria Petyt and her historical and religious backgrounds. The authors characterize Maria Petyt as a self-confident spiritual daughter with a strong political mission, a zealous figure fighting side by side with Louis XIV for the catholic victory during the Dutch War, and as one who lived and profoundly understood the spirituality of Teresa of Avila

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Includes bibliographical references and index Based on the discovery of an unknown Latin manuscript, ‘Maria Petyt - A Carmelite Mystic in Wartime’ provides surprising new information about the seventeenth century Flemish mystic Maria Petyt (1623-1677) who wrote many letters to her spiritual director, Michael of St. Augustine. The book contains a transcription of the (unfortunately partly damaged) manuscript, an English translation of it, and several articles opening up new horizons concerning the life and spirituality of Maria Petyt and her historical and religious backgrounds. The authors characterize Maria Petyt as a self-confident spiritual daughter with a strong political mission, a zealous figure fighting side by side with Louis XIV for the catholic victory during the Dutch War, and as one who lived and profoundly understood the spirituality of Teresa of Avila

Extended title: Maria Petyt : a Carmelite mystic in wartime / edited by Joseph Chalmers, Elisabeth Hense, Veronie Meeuwsen, Esther van de Vate

Petyt, Maria, 1623-1677 Carmelites Dutch War, 1672-1678

subject: Petyt, Maria, 1623-1677
subject: Carmelites
editor: Chalmers, Joseph
editor: Hense, Elisabeth
editor: Meeuwsen, Veronie
editor: Vate, Esther van de