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Henry Suso, OP (also called Amandus, a name adopted in his writings, and Heinrich Seuse or Heinrich von Berg in German; 21 March 1295 – 25 January 1366) was a German Dominican friar and the most popular vernacular writer of the fourteenth century (when considering the number of surviving manuscripts). Suso is thought to have been born on 21 ...
Apr 10, 2024 · Heinrich Suso (born March 21, 1295?, probably Constance, Swabia—died Jan. 25, 1366, Ulm) was one of the chief German mystics and leaders of the Friends of God (Gottesfreunde), a circle of devout ascetic Rhinelanders who opposed contemporary evils and aimed for a close association with God.
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Henry Suso was born at Constance, Switzerland, and became a Dominican there at 13. Five years later an extraordinary divine encounter launched him on his lifelong mystical pursuit of God. For the next decade, however, Suso suffered severe depression and doubt.
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German mystic, born at Constance on 21 March, about 1295; died at Ulm, 25 January, 1366; declared Blessed in 1831 by Gregory XVI, who assigned his feast in the Dominican Order to 2 March.
BLESSED HENRY SUSO. Feast: March 2. (Also called Amandus, a name adopted in his writings). German mystic, born at Constance on 21 March, about 1295; died at Ulm, 25 January, 1366; declared Blessed in 1831 by Gregory XVI, who assigned his feast in the Dominican Order to 2 March. His Life.
Blessed Henry Suso. Friar and Priest. Blessed Henry Suso was born in Constance-Swabia, Germany to- wards the end of the thirteen century and is associated with Meister Eckhart and John Tauler in the school of Dominican spirituality known as the ”Rhineland Mystics.”.
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HENRY SUSO, BL. Dominican preacher and mystic, and leader of the Friends of God; b. Constance, March 21, c. 1295; d. Ulm, Jan. 25, 1366. Life and Works.
