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Abbess of Paraclete in Champagne, France,
correspondent and lover of Abelard. She
became deeply interested in intellectual
study in her youth and was impressed by the
brilliance of Abelard, her teacher, whom she
secretly married. After her affair with
Abelard, and the birth of a son, Astrolabe,
she became a nun 1129, and with Abelard's
assistance, founded a nunnery at Paraclete.
Her letters show her strong and pious
character and her devotion to Abelard.