María de Jesús, de Agreda, sor, 1602-1665

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1602-04-02
Death 1665-05-24
Birth 1602
Death 1665
Spaniards
Spanish; Castilian, Spanish; Castilian,

Biographical notes:

María de Jesús, de Ágreda (Mary of Jesus of Ágreda) (b. María Coronel y de Arana Apr. 2, 1602, Ágreda, Spain–b. May 24, 1665, Ágreda) was a Franciscan abbess, writer, and advisor to King Philip IV of Spain. At twelve she made the decision to enter a monastery. Her mother, Catalina, converted the family home into the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception, to be a part of the Order of the Immaculate Conception. María de Jesús's best known work is the Mystical City of God, a biography of Mary. She served as the spiritual and political advisor to King Philip IV of Spain. Their surviving correspondence includes over 600 letters.

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Subjects:

  • Christian literature, Spanish
  • Conversion
  • Devotional literature, Spanish
  • Manuscripts, Spanish
  • Missions
  • Mysticism
  • Nuns
  • Nuns as authors
  • Visions
  • Women mystics

Occupations:

  • Nuns
  • Writer

Places:

  • 55, ES
  • 55, ES
  • 00, ES
  • Spain (as recorded)
  • New Mexico (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)

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