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Anna Katharina Emmerich
1774–1824
A German Augustinian canoness and mystic, she became widely known for the religious visions later recorded by the writer Clemens Brentano. Her life of illness, prayer, and striking spiritual reputation kept her name alive long after her death.
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The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
by Anna Katharina Emmerich
About the author
Born on September 8, 1774, in Flamschen near Coesfeld in Westphalia, she grew up in a poor farming family and later entered religious life with the Augustinian canonesses at Agnetenberg in Dülmen. She died on February 9, 1824, and was beatified by the Catholic Church in 2004.
She is remembered above all for her reported visions of the life and Passion of Christ. Those accounts became widely known through the notes and later books associated with the German writer Clemens Brentano, which helped spread her reputation far beyond her convent.
Because her story sits at the meeting point of devotion, suffering, and literary transmission, she remains a fascinating figure for religious readers and historians alike. Many readers encounter her through works connected with The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ and writings about the Virgin Mary.