Carmelite mystic and feisty administrator

Mystical founder of the Franciscans

Practitioner of God's presence

Through sacrifice, mercy, and charity, women down through church history may have given us our greatest examples of love demonstrated and proven through selfless giving and service to others.

For a culture so reputedly bloodthirsty and 'barbarian,' the Celts were surpringsly winsome.

Greatest Desert Father

Julie Andrews made it popular, but the real musical genius behind this singing aid was a medieval monk.

Benedictine abbess, visionary, and writer

From Love of Self To Love of God To Love of Self for God

Why did mysticism flower in the medieval world—and why did women often lead in it?