A Small Sound of the Trumpet: Women in Medieval LifeDescribes the daily life of noblewomen, nuns, and peasants in feudal England and Europe, looks at the treatment of lepers, beggars, prostitutes, and criminals, and offers brief profiles of prominent medieval women. |
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Page 116
... Oignies stands as the mother of the beguine movement , not only because of her own sanctity , which gave her a great local reputa- tion , but also through her influence on Jacques de Vitry . He was one of the great preachers of the ...
... Oignies stands as the mother of the beguine movement , not only because of her own sanctity , which gave her a great local reputa- tion , but also through her influence on Jacques de Vitry . He was one of the great preachers of the ...
Page 122
... Oignies , provides a typical example . The daughter of a noble family , she was forced into marriage by her parents when very young , but she much disliked married life . When she was only eighteen her husband died and left her with ...
... Oignies , provides a typical example . The daughter of a noble family , she was forced into marriage by her parents when very young , but she much disliked married life . When she was only eighteen her husband died and left her with ...
Page 268
... Oignies , Augustinian priory , 116 : see Marie of Oignies Orderic Vitalis , 12th c . chronicler , 79 , 169 Otto I , emperor , ( d . 973 ) , 13 , 14 Oxford , 90 : Provisions of , 59 : scholars of , 111 : university of , 93 , 178 ...
... Oignies , Augustinian priory , 116 : see Marie of Oignies Orderic Vitalis , 12th c . chronicler , 79 , 169 Otto I , emperor , ( d . 973 ) , 13 , 14 Oxford , 90 : Provisions of , 59 : scholars of , 111 : university of , 93 , 178 ...
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