• “A woman can become a blessing to many (even to the one who harms her) through what she has learnt of God in her sorrows! To become a woman of God, one must be prepared to face many trials. Like the sandalwood tree that imparts its fragrance to the axe that cuts it.” – Dr. Annie poonen

Women of the Middle Ages

Teresa of Avila (1515-?)
Margery Kempe (1373-1439)
Julian of Norwich(1342-?)
St Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Marguerite Porete (+1310)
St Birgitta of Sweden (1303-1372)

Other Women of the Middle Ages
Clare of Assisi
Lioba
Brigid of Ireland
Joan of Arc
Hilda of Whitby
Christina of Markyate
Frau Ava
Mechthild of Magdeburg
Hadewijch

Women in the Medieval Church – Christian History Institute

 

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