French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess (1101–1164)

Héloïse d’Argenteuil

Héloïse, variously Héloïse d'Argenteuil or Héloïse du Paraclet, was a French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess.

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French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess (1101–1164)
Born
1101-01-01
Portrait of Héloïse d’Argenteuil
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Héloïse, variously Héloïse d'Argenteuil or Héloïse du Paraclet, was a French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess.

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