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About Heloise:
Though Heloise is best known for her relationship with Peter Abelard, she was a brilliant scholar in her own right and had a reputation for intelligence and insight before she ever met Pierre.
After the tragic end of her affair with Abelard, Heloise entered the convent at Argenteuil, where she eventually became prioress. She and the other nuns were turned out when the convent was taken over, at which point Abelard arranged for them to enter the Paraclete, an abbey he had established, and Heloise became the abbess there.
For more about Heloise, her relationship with Peter Abelard, and the events that followed, visit your Guide's feature, A Medieval Love Story.
More Heloise Resources:
A Medieval Love Story
Abelard's Historia Calamitatum
Heloise in Print
Heloise on the Web
Abelard and Heloise Picture Gallery
Philosophy & Theology
Monasticism
Medieval France
Women and Gender Issues
Abelard & Heloise on Film
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Stealing Heaven
Based on the fictional novel by Marion Meade, this 1989 film was directed by Clive Donner and stars Derek de Lint and Kim Thomson.
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