Gertrudis Anglesola

Gertrudis Anglesola (19 June 1641 in Valencia – 3 March 1727 in , Valencia), also known as Gertrudis de Anglesola, was an abbess and mystic of the Gratia Dei monastery and the Cistercian , outside the Valencian city walls. Of her writings, she left letters and an autobiography of her day-to-day activities as well as her thoughts. She also wrote spiritual poetry.

Early life and education Gertrudis, like many other nuns of her century, was from a noble family. Her father, Miguel Jerónimo de Anglesola, came from a distinguished family that had its land and origin in the duchy of Montblanch (Catalonia). When she was orphaned at a very young age, her grandfather, Guillem Ramón de Anglesola, commissioned an aunt, Guiomar de Anglesola, who was in the Monastery of La Zaidía, to take care of Gertrudis and educate her, so it was decided to admit Gertrudis to the same convent.

The autobiographical document she wrote served as the basis for a later biography, written by José Vicente Ortí y Mayor, entitled Vida, virtudes y prodigios de la venerable señora doña Gertrudis de Anglesola (Life, Virtues and Prodigies of the Venerable Lady Doña Gertrudis de Anglesola) and published in 1743.

Selected works Sermón funebre en las exequias de la Va Sra Doña Gertrudis Anglesola (1728) Cartas espirituales Profesión de fe, esperanza y caridad que articulaba diariamente Protestación sobre las oracions que pronunciaba a lo largo del día Poesías espirituales