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Marguerite Porete (French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit pɔʁɛt]; 13th century – 1 June 1310) was a Beguine, a French-speaking mystic and the author of The Mirror of Simple Souls, a work of Christian mysticism dealing with the workings of agape (divine love).
Jun 1, 2010 · Marguerite Porete’s treatise — which I have not studied* — involves a dialogue among Lady Love and and Lady Reason and other voices, and explores the advance of the soul along the path of ...
…the most remarkable Beguines was Marguerite Porete, who was burned for heresy in Paris in 1310. Her mystical work Miroir des simples âmes ( c. 1300; The Mirror of Simple Souls ) is thought to be the greatest religious tract written in Old French.
Oct 27, 2016 · Who was Marguerite Porete? Born in France in 1250 and is known as a Christian mystic. Criticism about the Beguines increased during her time due to their (including hers) writings, teachings and independence. Many women were accused by the Inquisition of belonging to the “Sect of the Free Spirit.”
The Mirror of Simple Souls is an early 14th-century work of Christian mysticism by Marguerite Porete dealing with the workings of Divine Love. Love in this book layeth to souls the touches of his divine works privily hid under dark speech, so that they should taste the deeper draughts of his love and drink.
This thesis presents a new assessment of the identity and historical significance of Marguerite Porete, burned for heresy in Paris in 1310, and reconnects her to a vigorous, lay, discourse community that threatened the authority of the later medieval church.
Marguerite De Porete: A woman who was not bound by vows but dedicated her life to charity and paid the price with her own life. (pg 1) Porete was a Beguine. Beguine woman sought to fill a spiritual void without putting their lives entirely under the control of a religious order.
