medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
No: born c.1303, d. 1373.
> I agree with you as I review my thoughts about Bridget of Sweden that there
> is a parallel and many similarities in the two Bridget's. However, I
> believe Bridget of Sweden was a more "political" Saint from the beginning,
> commanding belief and a following of monks who wrote down her "conversations
> with God". Did she not die at age 21???
Or, perhaps, that illness is useful as a marker of the holy
woman - I think this is implied in Julian's desire for
illness.
> My interest is the "illness" of holy women, that seemed to "trigger" their
> visions and that people now are trying to write off as physical illness.
> Example Some call Margery Kempe " mad woman of God" and one of the recent
> theories is that she had Tourette's syndrome.
>
> Hildegard was thought by some to have "scintillating migraines".
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