When we imagine the Middle Ages, our minds almost immediately summon a specific image: a heavily armored man astride a warhorse, charging into battle to defend a kingdom or rescue a damsel in distress. Centuries of popular culture, literature, and romanticized history have taught us that chivalry was exclusively a man’s game. Yet history tells […]
4 Medieval Women Mystics
In medieval Europe, the theology and practice of Christian mysticism flourished. Mystics were those who tried to identify or pursue communion with God by meditation, visions, intuition and insight. These four women were unusual in their religious influence at a time when women were thought to be physically, mentally, and spiritually weaker than men. Christina […]