Hillside in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Saint Gertrude the Great
C. 1256 1301 A.D.
| | Feast November 16 | |
Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 12, 2024
1. Saint Gertrude the Great Marker
Herald of Divine Love
St. Gertrude understood as few humans have, the tremendous love of Jesus Crhist for us, and she demonstrated and explained for us the great love that we should return to him.
St. Gertrude was the perfect lover of Christ. Her soul had no other will, no other thought, no other life than our Lord. This unlimited abandonment to the divine will even when most severe brought her perfect peace of heart and a boundless desire for the glory of God and the salvation of the world. Yet withal she discharged her earthly occupations with becoming care for she had the happy faculty of combining active labor and interior union with God.
Our Lord made numerous appearances to Saint Gertrudeonce favoring her with the special grace of the stigmatathe impression of his sacred wounds upon her heart. In the excruciating physical pain she endured thereafter was the message of our Lord which she showed in her lifethe great value of our sufferings if they are united with his sufferings in his passion.
St. Gertrudes single-minded devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the fountain of God's love made her the first promoter of devotion to the Sacred Hearta devotion that blossomed forth fully in the sixteenth century with the work of another holy nun, Margaret
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant day of the year for for this entry is November 16.
Location. 41° 51.288′ N, 87° 54.648′ W. Marker is in Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County. It can be reached from Wolf Road one mile south of Roosevelt Road (Illinois Route 38). The marker is in Section 40 in the southwestern part of Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 South Wolf Road, Hillside IL 60162, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint John Eudes (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pope Saint Pius X (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Catherine of Siena (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Clerics of St. Viator (approx. 0.2 miles away); Our Lady of the Angels School Fire Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillside.
Regarding Saint Gertrude the Great. Gertrude was a Benedictine nun from Germany and an early devotee to the devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. A statue of Saint
Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 12, 2024
2. Saint Gertrude the Great Marker
Also see . . . Wikipedia: Gertrude the Great. (Submitted on August 15, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean Flynn, August 12, 2024
3. Saint Gertrude the Great
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
