Ludolf von Sachsen (1300 - 1378)

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Ludolf von Sachsen

Ludolf of Saxony (German: Ludolf von Sachsen), also known as Ludolf der Kartäuser, was a Roman Catholic theologian and Christian writer of German origin.

The major work of his life was Vita Christi (Life of Christ), also known as Speculum vitae Christi (Mirror of the Life of Christ), completed in 1374. The book is not only a biography of Jesus, but also a history, commentaries by church fathers, and a series of dogmatic and moral reflections, spiritual teachings, meditations, and prayers. This work was very popular in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and was first printed in the 1470s.

Date and place of birt:1300, Germany
Date and place of death:13 april 1378, Strasbourg, France
Period of activity: XIV century
Specialization:Monk, Theologian, Writer
Genre:Religious genre