Margaret and Pontia

Overview

Title social-status
nuns at Marcigny
Date of Birth
12th century

Biography

Margaret and her sister Pontia were granddaughters of Maurice of Montboissier and Raingard; their father was Hugh, their uncle, Peter the Venerable. They followed their grandmother Raingard into the monastery of Marcigny, where she was a highly respected figure, although they were not as aristocratic as most of the nuns there.

Letters to Margaret and Pontia

A letter from Peter the Venerable (12th century)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7916/08dk-f503

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