The "law of God" Joan was breaking by crossdressing is Deuteronomy
22:5---"A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a
man put on a woman's garment; for whoever does these things is an
abomination...." Rather oddly, this text is cited in the 816 Institutio
canonicorum Aquisgranensis, explaining why it is reprehensible for canons
to wear the monastic habit.
Phyllis
Phyllis G. Jestice
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