Anna Sophia II, Abbess of Quedlinburg
| Anna Sophia II | |
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Hesse-Darmstadt | |
| Father | George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Mother | Sophia Eleonore of Saxony |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Landgravine Anna Sophia of Hesse-Darmstadt (17 December 1638 – 13 December 1683) was a German noblewoman who reigned as a
Early life
Anna Sophia was a daughter of
As writer
In 1655, at the age of 17, Anna Sophia entered the Quedlinburg Abbey.[1] In 1658, Anna Sophia published a book of spiritual meditations called Der treue Seelenfreund Christus Jesus. At first, Lutheran theologians regarded her book as suspect; they argued that the book equalized women with men, but it was later approved. Anna Sophia justified her work, as was standard in the 17th century, by saying that it was God's order. Being an abbess and a Lutheran at the same time, Anna Sophia defended her choice to remain unmarried in her book.[2] Her hymn Rede, liebster Jesu, rede was translated as Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth.[3]
As nun and abbess
Anna Sophia had a lapse of faith after her elder sister
In her later years, Anna Sophia suffered from a "
References
- ^ ISBN 0-19-818502-2.
- ISBN 0-940474-59-X.
- ^ It is #230 in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary, #589 in Lutheran Service Book, and #339 in Lutheran Worship. For the text of the translation, see the entry on hymnary.org.
- ISBN 90-420-1631-0.
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