Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207–1282)

Beguine mystic, author of The Flowing Light of the Godhead. Mechthild of Magdeburg, a Beguine, was a Catholic Christian mystic of the Middle Ages whose book, Das fließende Licht der Gottheit, is a compendium of visions, prayers, dialogues and mystical accounts. She was the first mystic to write in Low German.