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14th century · English translation 1865 · Mystical autobiography
The Life of Blessed Henry Suso
A Dominican mystical life shaped by Eternal Wisdom, discipline, suffering, friendship, and spiritual instruction.
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Dominican friar · Mystic
Bl. Henry Suso, O.P.
c. 1295–1366
A German Dominican mystic of Eternal Wisdom, discipleship, suffering, and tender devotion.
In brief
Life & thought
Henry Suso belonged to the fourteenth-century German Dominican school. His devotional and autobiographical writings combine speculative theology with vivid imagery and intense affective prayer. Older editions require care about manuscript history and editorial framing, so this shelf begins with a clearly identified public-domain translation.