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Also Known As	Gottesfreunde
Date	c. 1301
Location	Germany • Netherlands • Switzerland
Participants	laity • Roman Catholicism
Areas Of Involvement	mysticism
Related People	Heinrich Suso • Johann Tauler

Topics

mysticism Rhineland

Key People

Heinrich Suso

German mystic

Johann Tauler

German mystic