Selections from The Life of Christina of Markyate by Samuel Fanous, Henrietta Leyser, C.H. Talbot

Selections from The Life of Christina of Markyate

Samuel Fanous, Henrietta Leyser, C.H. Talbot

11 pages first pub 1349 (view editions) user-added

nonfiction classics history reflective slow-paced
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'I wish to remain single, for I have made a vow of virginity.' This is the remarkable story of the twelfth-century recluse Christina, who became prioress of Markyate, near St Albans in Hertfordshire. Determined to devote her life to God and to rem...

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