Sister Gertrude Morgan: The Mystic of New Orleans - Book - Page 5
G
ertrude Morgan was a mystic, a soul in direct communication with
God. In that, she resembled St. Catherine of Siena and William
Blake, poetic minds charged by visions of intimacy with the Lord. No
other figure in New Orleans history approaches her in this regard.
• Jason Berry
W
ho was Sister Gertrude? The Prophetess Anna, the Bride of
Christ, the Nurse to Doctor Jesus, the Housekeeper for Dada
God, and the Everlasting Gospel Revelation Painter. Learn a lot more
from Hillary Keeney’s loving reconstruction of Sister Gertrude’s life
story told in her own words and pictures. It’s a tour de force of a life
force that lit up the Ninth Ward—and parts beyond—with her ministries to the orphaned and the needy, rhythmic prayer music, and paintings of a glorious New Jerusalem.
• Guy Mendes
