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Saint Dorothea of Montau
Cell of Dorothea of Montau in Kwidzyn
Born February 6, 1347, Groß Montau, Prussia (Mątowy Wielkie)
Died June 25, 1394, Kwidzyn
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Canonized 1976
Feast 25 June, 30 October
Patronage formerly Prussia and the Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights
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Saint Dorothea or Dorothy of Montau (German: Dorothea von Montau; Polish: Dorota z Mątowów; 6 February 1347 – 25 June 1394) was a hermitess and visionary of fourteenth century Germany. Kwidzyn (Marienwerder is a Town in northern Poland on the Liwa River, with 40008 inhabitants (2004 Mątowy Wielkie (Groß Montau is a village in Poland Pomeranian Voivodeship, Malbork County, Gmina Miłoradz. Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The monastic state of the Teutonic Knights (Deutschordensland sometimes known in English by the German term Ordensstaat (ˈɔːdn̩ˌʃtɑːt or "Order-State" The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians A hermit (from the Greek ἔρημος erēmos, signifying " Desert " "uninhabited" hence "desert-dweller" adjective "eremitic" Defined narrowly a visionary is one who experiences a vision or Apparition connected to the supernatural Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. After centuries of veneration in Central Europe, she was canonized in 1976. Central Europe is the Region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints

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Life

Dorothea was born at Groß Montau, Prussia (Mątowy Wielkie) to the West of Marienburg (Malbork) to a wealthy farmer from Holland, Willem Swarte (Schwartze). Mątowy Wielkie (Groß Montau is a village in Poland Pomeranian Voivodeship, Malbork County, Gmina Miłoradz. Malbork (Marienburg in Westpreußen Civitas Beatae Virginis is a Town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region with 41000 inhabitants (2001 Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of She was married at the age of 16 or 17 to the swordsmith Adalbrecht of Danzig (Gdańsk), an ill-tempered man in his 40s. Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Almost immediately after marrying she began to experience visions. Her husband had little patience with her spiritual experiences and abused her. Later, both made pilgrimages to Cologne, Aachen, and Einsiedeln. ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, Einsiedeln is a Benedictine Monastery in Einsiedeln town, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, dedicated to Our Lady of the While Dorothea, with her husband's permission, was on pilgrimage to Rome, he died in 1389 or 1390. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Of their nine children eight died, four in infancy, and four during the plague of 1383. Plague is a deadly Infectious disease caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis. The surviving daughter, Gertrud, joined the Benedictines. Benedictine refers to the Spirituality and Consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in

In the summer of 1391 Dorothea moved to Marienwerder (Kwidzyn), and on 2 May 1393, with the permission of the chapter and of the Teutonic Order, established a hermit's cell against the wall of the cathedral. Kwidzyn (Marienwerder is a Town in northern Poland on the Liwa River, with 40008 inhabitants (2004 Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Chapter ( Latin capitulum) designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Nordic Lutheran The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. A hermit (from the Greek ἔρημος erēmos, signifying " Desert " "uninhabited" hence "desert-dweller" adjective "eremitic"

Dorothea led a very austere life. Numerous visitors sought her advice and consolation, and she had visions and revelations. Her confessor, the deacon Johannes of Marienwerder, a learned theologian, wrote down her communications and composed a Latin biography in seven books, Septililium, besides a German life in four books, printed by Jakob Karweyse. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Jakob Karweyse (also Karweysse; fl 1492) was a Goldsmith in Marienburg.

Dorothea died in Marienwerder in 1394.

Veneration

Dorothea was venerated popularly from the moment of her death as the guardian of the country of the Teutonic Knights and patron saint of Prussia. The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The formal process of canonisation, however, was broken off in 1404, and not resumed until 1955; she was finally canonized (cultus confirmed) in 1976.

Dorothea's feast day is celebrated on 25 June or 30 October. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Her relics were lost, probably during the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time

Literature

Her life, seen from the viewpoint of her embittered husband, is one of the subjects of the novel Der Butt (The Flounder) (1979) by Günter Grass. Günter Wilhelm Grass (born 16 October 1927 is a Nobel Prize -winning German Author and Playwright.

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References

This article incorporates text from the entry St. Dorothea in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. Those living the monastic life are known by the generic terms Monks (men and Nuns (women The Consecrated Life in the Christian tradition especially the Roman Catholic Church, but also the Anglican Church and to some extent other Christian denominations The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia

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