Margaret of the Mother of God

This article is about the 17th-century mystic. For the 20th-century stained glass artist, see Margaret Agnes Rope.
Margaret of the Mother of God
Margriet van de Moeder Gods
Personal life
BornMargriet van Noort
1587 (1587)
Farmsum, Lordship of Groningen, Habsburg Netherlands
Died1646 (aged 58–59)
Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Notable work(s)Spiritual autobiography
Religious life
ReligionChristianity
OrderDiscalced Carmelite
Monastic nameMargarita a Matre Dei
Profession1609
Senior posting
PostLay sister

Margaret of the Mother of God (Dutch: Margriet van de Moeder Gods, French: Marguerite de la Mère de Dieu, Latin: Magarita a Matre Dei), born Margriet van Noort, 1587 – 1646) was a Dutch Discalced Carmelite lay sister in the Brussels Carmel.

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