List of female mystics
This is a list of female mystics.
Bahá'í faith[]
Buddhism[]
- Alexandra David-Néel author of books on Tibetan Mysticism
- Yeshe Tsogyal 8th century CE Tibetan mystic, consort of Padmasambhava
- Khema
- Yaśodharā
- Patacara
- Uppalavanna
Christianity[]
- Beatrice of Nazareth Flemish nun
- Joan of Arc French saint
- Teresa of Avila Spanish saint
- Maria Bolognesi Italian (blessed)
- Bridget of Sweden Swedish Saint
- Heilwige Bloemardinne
- Marguerite Bays Swiss (blessed)
- Maria Domenica Lazzeri
- Hildegard of Bingen German saint
- Edith Stein German Saint
- Catherine of Siena Italian saint
- Itala Mela Italian Venerable
- Consolata Betrone Italian nun
- Hadewijch Dutch nun
- Jeanne Guyon
- Anne Catherine Emmerich (blessed)
- Margery Kempe
- Anna Kingsford
- Christina of Markyate
- Flower A. Newhouse
- Julian of Norwich
- Marguerite Porete
- Mechthild of Magdeburg
- Mother Shipton
- Catherine of Siena
- Lilian Staveley
- Simone Weil
- Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi
- Gertrude the Great - Saint
- Gemma Galgani
Hinduism[]
Vedic and classical[]
Medieval[]
- Akka Mahadevi
- Sant Andal (Nachiar or Goda-devi)
- Sant Avvaiyar
- Isaignaniyar
- Sant Bahinabai
- Sant Janabai
- Sant Kanhopatra
- Lalleshvari
- Sant Mirabai
- Gangasati
- Sant Molla
- Sant Muktabai
- Sant Nirmala
- Sant Rupa Bhawani, saint-poet
- Sant Sahajo Bai, 1725-1805
- Sant Sakhubai
Modern[]
- Amma Sri Karunamayi
- Anandamayi Ma
- Mata Amritanandamayi
- Ma Devi Jnanabhanishta
- The Mother
- Mother Meera
- Sarada Devi
- Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
- Daya Mata
- Sister Nivedita
Islam[]
- Rabi'a al-Adawiyya
- Hazrat Babajan
Judaism[]
- Hannah Rachel Verbermacher
Jainism[]
Sikhism[]
Taoism[]
Western mysticism and syncretism[]
Further reading[]
- Kishwar, Madhu. Women Bhakta Poets : Manushi (Manushi Publications, 1989).
Categories:
- Women mystics
- Female religious workers
- Lists of women