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Abelard and Héloïse: c.1115-1118
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Abelard is a teacher of brilliant reputation, in his mid thirties, when he joins the staff of Notre Dame in Paris in about 1115. One of the cathedral clergy, Canon Fulbert, has a niece who is widely agreed to be of exceptional intelligence. He persuades Abelard, twice her age, to accept her as a student.
The story of Abelard and Héloïse becomes one of history's most famous love affairs due to its romantic beginning, its tragic end and the survival of letters between them.
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The couple secretly marry when Héloïse gives birth to a child. Her uncle's revenge when he discovers the scandal is dramatic. He hires thugs to seize and castrate Abelard.
Héloïse is sent to a convent at Argenteuil, of which she becomes prioress; she later moves, also as prioress, to another convent, the Paraclete, founded by Abelard near Nogent-sur-Seine. Abelard becomes a Benedictine monk immediately after his emasculation, but he continues to lead a busy life as a controversial teacher and author.
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