Héloïse d'Argenteuil
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(b. 1101, d. 16 May 1164)
Mistress of, and later (secret) wife of French logician and philosopher Pierre Abelard. A lady of great learning who eventually married Abelard. Abelard then prevailed upon her to wear a postulant's habit. She rose to become prioress and eventually abbess of the Convent of the Paraclete which Abelard had founded.
Mistress of, and later (secret) wife of French logician and philosopher Pierre Abelard. A lady of great learning who eventually married Abelard. Abelard then prevailed upon her to wear a postulant's habit. She rose to become prioress and eventually abbess of the Convent of the Paraclete which Abelard had founded.
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