Marguerite Porete
French mystic · Writers · Lived 1250 to 1310 · aged 60
Marguerite Porete was a Beguine, a French-speaking mystic and the author of The Mirror of Simple Souls, a work of Christian mysticism dealing with the workings of agape. She was burnt at the stake for heresy in Paris in 1310 after a lengthy trial for refusing to remove her book from circulation or to recant her views.
Marguerite Porete is read about 285 times a day, in 25 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 November 2026
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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1250 to 1310 · aged 60
