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Also known as Heloise, Heloïse, Eloisa, Héloïse du Paraclet

Héloïse (c. 1101 – 16 May 1164), variously Héloïse d'Argenteuil or Héloïse du Paraclet, was a French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess.

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  • Letters of Abelard and Heloise (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

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Philosopher.region
Western philosophy
Philosopher.image
Heloise World Noted Women.jpg
Philosopher.name
Héloïse
Philosopher.birth_place
Near Paris, France
Philosopher.death_place
Near Troyes, France
Philosopher.notable_works
Problemata Heloissae
Philosopher.era
Medieval philosophy
Philosopher.school_tradition
Scholasticism
Philosopher.main_interests
Ethics, philosophy of friendship, love, and sex, philosophy of language, theology, early Catholic feminism

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Wikidata facts

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Héloïse (chapelle de lHumanité à Paris) (3927771867) (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1101-00-00
date of death
1164-05-15
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Héloïse
name in native language
Héloïse
Commons Creator page
Héloïse
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Héloïse d’Argenteuil
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1 object attributed to Héloïse d’Argenteuil, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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29 sections
Contents
  • Philosophy and legacy
  • Life and historical events
  • Background and education
  • Meeting Abelard
  • Romantic liaison
  • Tragic turn of events
  • Astrolabe, son of Abelard and Heloise
  • Later life
  • Letters
  • Exchange with Abelard
  • ''Epistolae Duorum Amantium''
  • Influence on literature
  • Early development of the myth
  • Early modern period
  • Romantic period
  • Disputed issues
  • Attribution of works
  • Heloise, Abelard, and sexual consent
  • Burial
  • Cultural references
  • In literature
  • In art
  • In music
  • In poetry
  • Onstage and onscreen
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Héloïse (c. 1101 – 16 May 1164), variously Héloïse d'Argenteuil or Héloïse du Paraclet, was a French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess.

Héloïse was a renowned "woman of letters" and philosopher of love and friendship, as well as an eventual high ranking abbess in the Catholic Church. She achieved approximately the level and political power of a bishop in 1147 when she was granted the rank of prelate nullius.

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