%0 Journal Article
%T Theology of the pierced side of Jesus Christ by example of Vita Jesu Christi by Ludolf of Saxony
%A Poleszak, Leszek
%J Sympozjum
%V 2023 - Volume XXVII
%R 10.4467/25443283SYM.23.007.18468
%N Issue 1 (44)
%P 107-121
%K the side of the Saviour, the pierced side, the wound of the Heart, the cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the love of God
%@ 2543-5442
%D 2023
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/sympozjum/article/teologia-przebitego-boku-jezusa-chrystusa-na-przykladzie-vita-jesu-christi-ludolfa-z-saksonii
%X 
	The theology of the pierced side of Jesus Christ is one of the most important elements of the spirituality of the Divine Heart. The aim of the article is to show monastic inspirations in the interpretation of the biblical description of the piercing of the side of the Saviour using the example of Vita Jesu Christi by Ludolf from Saxony. This author had a great influence on many mystics and saints, and his meditations on the gate leading to the contemplation of the Heart of the Son of God, based especially on biblical and patristic texts, are an important contribution to the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to this day.