Week 4 Reading Notes: Saint Pelagien
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Saint Pelagien |
Title: Saint Pelagien
Author: Jacobus da Varagine (1230-1298)
Editor: F. S. Ellis (1830-1901)
Notes: Story is similar to that of Saint Marina, who disguised herself as a man and was accused of adultery.
Characters:
Margaret/Pelagien
Abbot
Monks
Non-virgin who accused Pelagien
Places:
Monastery
Events:
Margaret was intent on being a virgin
Margaret runs away on the night of her wedding
Margaret disguises herself as a man called Pelagien
Margaret disguises herself as a man called Pelagien
Pelagien joins the monastery
A pregnant woman accuses Pelagien of adultery
The monks lock Pelagien in a cell
Pelagien leaves a letter containing her true identity
The monks and the nuns discover the deceased Pelagien
Pelagien is buried in the church
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