Jeanne-Marguerite de Montmorency
Jeanne-Marguerite de Montmorency ( 1646 - 1700 ), called "The hermit" ( La Solitaire ) was a French mystic and hermit of noble home.
She was the niece of the Prince of Condé (1621–1686; "Le Grand Condé"). Jeanne-Marguerite was intended for court life at the court of Louis XIV . As a young girl she gave in to her desire for a hermit life, ran away and gave up her familiar surroundings, her family and her property. After a painful hike, she settled in a hermitage, where she lived the Passion of Christ in the strictest manner and gained a rich mystical experience. The hermit was in correspondence with Luc de Bray, her spiritual mentor. Joseph Sigward describes her in the title of his biography as "a forgotten mystic" ( une mystique oubliée ).
See also
- Isabelle Angelique , Duchess of Mecklenburg
References and footnotes
- ↑ chire.fr - accessed November 9, 2018
- ↑ Digital copies of the 1841 edition: La solitaire des Rochers ou correspondance de Jeanne-Marguerite de Montmorency avec son directeur ( I , II )
literature
- Joseph Sigward: Jeanne-Marguerite de Montmorency, 1646–1700: Une mystique oubliée. 1989
- Otto Flake : Great ladies of the baroque. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt / M., 1940
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montmorency, Jeanne-Marguerite de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | La Solitaire des Rochers; La Solitaire des Pyrénées |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mystic and hermit |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1646 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1700 |