Letter XVII.
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And in this unity into which I was taken and where I was enlightened, I understood this Being and knew it more clearly than, by speech, reason, or sight, one can know anything that is knowable on earth
— Hadewijch
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Source: Wikiquote: "Hadewijch" (Quotes, Letters: The Classics of Western Spirituality series)
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About Hadewijch
Hadewijch, also known as Hadewijch of Antwerp or Hadewijch of Brabant, was a 13th century Flemish Beguine, poet and mystic of the Catholic Church.
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