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Christina of Markyate
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Christina of Markyate was born with the name Theodora in Huntingdon, England, about 1096–1098 and died about 1155. She was an anchoress, who came from a wealthy English family trying to accommodate wi
Image from St. Alban's Psalter thought to portray Christina of Markyate (opening of Psalm 105, p. 285)
Image from St. Alban's Psalter thought to portray Christina of Markyate (opening of Psalm 105, p. 285)
Markyate Priory
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Markyate Priory was a Benedictine nunnery in Markyate, Bedfordshire, England. It was established in 1145 and disestablished in 1537.
Christina of Markyate
…visions of Jesus, Mary, and St Margaret. Other women, including her sister Margaret, joined her there. Christina took her vows at St Albans in 1131. Markyate Priory was established in 1145. Geoffrey de Gorham became abbot of St Albans in 1119, and Christina as prioress became his close friend and counsellor. Their…
One of the common seals of the Priory of Markyate, used until at least 1411
One of the common seals of the Priory of Markyate, used until at least 1411