Project Gutenberg 2017-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 148 Steffens, Arnold Die selige Christina von Stommeln Produced by Peter Becker, Franz L Kuhlmann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Die selige Christina von Stommeln" by Arnold Steffens is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work presents an in-depth biographical exploration of Christina von Stommeln, a notable mystic and revered figure from the 13th century within the Cologne Archdiocese. The text delves into her extraordinary spiritual experiences and the challenges she faced during her life, including severe spiritual and physical trials attributed to demonic influences. The opening of the narrative introduces the context of Christina's life, emphasizing her significant role in a tumultuous historical period marked by religious conflict and cultural transformation. The author provides a rich description of her origins, childhood, and early mystical experiences that foreshadow her future vocation. Christina's journey of faith unfolds alongside her struggles against various temptations and supernatural afflictions, setting the stage for her growth as a spiritual leader. The detailed accounts of her experiences highlight her perseverance and deep devotion, presenting a character deeply intertwined with the history of her time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Christina, von Stommeln, 1242-1312 BX Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious 539958 2025-06-22T07:56:27.968007 text/html 500646 2024-10-23T02:35:34 text/html 608668 2025-06-22T07:56:36.840929 application/epub+zip 616810 2025-06-22T07:56:30.158087 application/epub+zip 266563 2025-06-22T07:56:29.164022 application/epub+zip 781415 2025-06-22T07:56:42.135978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 734063 2025-06-22T07:56:35.904945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389473 2022-08-25T05:16:43.303718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451329 2025-06-22T07:56:27.090043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431552 2024-10-23T02:35:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15873 2025-06-22T07:56:42.288937 application/rdf+xml 18274 2025-06-22T07:56:29.305975 image/jpeg 2495 2025-06-22T07:56:29.235076 image/jpeg 581666 2025-06-22T07:56:28.067048 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog