Marguerite Porete
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | County Of Hainaut |
| Date of died | June 1,1310 |
| Died | Municipality Of Paris |
| School | Christian mysticism |
| Regions | Western philosophy |
| Books | The Mirror of Simple Souls |
| Influenced by | Meister Eckhart |
| Augustine of Hippo | |
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| ID | 829926 |
Marguerite Porete Life story
Marguerite Porete was a French-speaking mystic and the author of The Mirror of Simple Souls, a work of Christian mysticism dealing with the workings of agape. She was burnt at the stake for heresy in Paris in 1310 after a lengthy trial, refusing to remove her book from circulation or recant her views.