Heloise and Abelard: who were they?

Heloise and Abelard were scholars and lovers in 12th-century France. Abelard was a famous teacher who met Heloise, his most famous student. They fell in love, secretly married, and had a child. After Abelard was castrated, Heloise became a nun and they corresponded. They were buried together in the Oratory of the Paraclete and moved […]

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