May 16 1164, death of Heloise, Abbess of the Convent of the Paraclete. Through her correspondence with Abelard, her ill-fated husband, she emerges as one of the great minds and hearts of her time. Did she find peace in the end? (Her story told here: amzn.to/2E9ts1h

May 16, 2019 · 3:35 PM UTC

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Saw your tweet, Robert, and reached out for your book that's on my nightstand now. Turns out I had a bookmark on Heloise already in place. "Did she ever achieve the peace of mind to which Abelard had urged her? Is that the best criterion of holiness?"
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A story not easily reduced to a tweet!
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