Maria de jesus de agreda book

Maria fernandez coronel was born on april 2, 1602, in agreda, spain. Listen to mystical city of god, volume 1 by venerable. The conception, the incarnation, the transfixion and the coronation, with 2 books each. 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. The work alternates between descriptions of the trinity, the virgin marys life, and the spiritual guidance she provides to the author, by whom her words were reproduced for the. From an early age she showed signs of grace and received her first communion at a young age. Mary of agreda has 32 books on goodreads with 1623 ratings. Or, sketches of regular army life on the texas frontier. The case closed with mary of agreda exonerated of all suspicion. 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. The book talks in detail about the life of the blessed virgin mary, and gives in depth advice on how to improve your life and relationship with god. Very early the child showed special signs of grace. The process was opened, the servant of god declared venerable, and, in fine, on the 16th of december, 1689 a.

Life of the virgin mother of god, manifested to sister mary of jesus of agreda, 16021666 imprimatur h. Mary of agredas most popular book is the mystical city of god 4 volume set. Title page of the revelations of maria, 1722, verdussen, antwerp. Obstacles to her beatification, however, soon appeared in the form of objections to the marial doctrine in the mystical city of god, which had been published five years after her death and was received with great. Her virtues and holy life were universally acknowledged, but controversy arose over her. The mystical city of god is a book written in the 17th century by the franciscan nun venerable mary of jesus of agreda. In her youth maria, baptized maria coronel, demonstrated unusual piety and remarkable memory. Her book the mystical city of god was serras constant companion all over the new world. Since leaving loreto in baja, this was serras third reference to the bilocating nun he believed preceded him to these parts a century earlier.

At the age of six she had attained a high degree of prayer, which was noticeable in her devotion to the blessed virgin mary and. The mystical city of god is one of three works of its century more times printed, together with works of st. We ask it on behalf of jesus christ, your son, and by the ntercession of the virgin mary, our mother. Listen to mystical city of god, volume 1 by venerable maria. It takes as a direct reference the history of the salvation of the men, which culminates in the person of christ and his easter mystery sc, 5, across the life of the blessed mother. You can buy the book in spanish at the convent of the franciscan conceptionists in agreda or ask for it here. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mystical city of god.

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. Her prayerful visions describe in stunning detail the life and times of jesus and mary. In fine, clement xiv declared that the book, the mystical city, really was written by mary of agreda rome officially verified the fact. The mystical city of god book online the mystical city of god. Or, according to her conventual title, maria of jesus a discalced franciscan nun.