Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Adrienne von Speyr
Born: September 20, 1902
Died: September 17, 1967 (aged 64)
Bio: Adrienne von Speyr was a Swiss Catholic physician, writer and theologian. She was the author of over 60 books of spirituality and theology, and a mystic and stigmatist.
Known for:
- Book of All Saints
- The handmaid of the Lord (1955)
- The passion from within
- The world of prayer
- The Christian state of life