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Marguerite Porete was a female writer, poet, mystic, and memoirist born in the County of Hainaut around 1250. A citizen of the Kingdom of France, she resided in Valenciennes and wrote in Old French and French. Her work is associated with the Beguines and Beghards movement.
She authored the *Speculum simplicium animarum*, also known as *Le miroir des âmes simples et anéanties et qui seulement demeurent en vouloir et désir d'amour*. Porete was convicted of heresy and executed by burning in Paris on June 1, 1310. Her manner of death was capital punishment.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 1250
- Died
- 1310
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Speculum simplicium animarum
- De Spiegel van de eenvoudige zielen
- Speculum animarum simplicium
- Le miroir des âmes simples et anéanties et qui seulement demeurent en vouloir et désir d'amour
- Margareta Porete, Speculum simplicium animarum
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1250–1310
- Nationality
- FR, BE
- Role / Field
- Escritores
- Language
- fro
- Gender
- Female
Recorded by 26 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marguerite
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Place of birth
- County of Hainaut
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- French
- Movement
- Beguines and Beghards
- Image
- De baghine Des dodes dantz Lubeck 1489.jpg
- Residence
- Valenciennes
- Convicted of
- heresy
Show 9 more facts
- date of death
- 1310-01-01
- cause of death
- death by burning
- lifestyle
- mysticism
- date of birth
- 1250-01-01
- name in native language
- Marguerite Porete
- Commons category
- Marguerite Porete
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- writing language
- Old French
- P11493
- Tablet
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