The Mystical City of God by Venerable Mother Mary of Jesus of Agreda (1602-1665) is a monumental history of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as revealed by Our Lady to this 17th-century Spanish nun. Venerable Mary saw in ecstasy all the events r…
The Mystical City of God by Venerable Mother Mary of Jesus of Agreda (1602-1665) is a monumental history of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as revealed by Our Lady to this 17th-century Spanish nun. Venerable Mary saw in ecstasy all the events recorded here, which Our Lady told her to write down in a book. The result is The Mystical City of God, acclaimed by Popes, cardinals and theologians, a book which has inspired the laity and the clergy for over 300 years.
More than just the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, this book also contains information about the creation of the world, the meaning of the Apocalypse, Lucifer's rebellion, the location of Hell, the hidden life of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, intimate details about our Lord's life, and many other enthralling topics.
"Just as I have told you, that he who sees Me sees my Father, and he who knows Me, knows also Him; so I now tell you, that he who knows My Mother, knows Me; he who hears Her, hears Me; and who honors Her, honors Me." --The Mystical City of God, Vol. III, pp. 765-766
Venerable Mother Mary of Jesus of Agreda, also known as the Blue Nun, was born in 1602 at Agreda, Spain. She possessed a considerable amount of divine knowledge even at a very young age, and consequently was confirmed at just four years old. When she was twenty-five, Mary was instituted as abbess of a Franciscan nunnery that her mother left behind after the older woman's death. She wrote fourteen books throughout her lifetime, among them the four-volume Mystical City of God. She also served as spiritual advisor to King Philip IV of Spain. Mother Mary of Jesus died in 1665 at the age of sixty-three, and was declared venerable by Pope Clement X less than ten years later.
