Beguines, hermit clebrities

The Collector, website for history and humanities, offers an essay by Thomas Amey titled “The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities.” The essay focuses on three prominent women: Marie D’Oignies, Yvette de Huy, and Christina Mirabilis, with a summary of the Church’s response and the Beguine legacy.

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