Marie (fl. 13th c.)

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Marie (fl. 13th c.)

English nun and writer. Born in England.

May have been a nun at Chatteris in Cambridgeshire which was connected with Ely; wrote Anglo-Norman verse life of St. Audrey (Elthelthrith, 630–679), former abbess of Ely, which was adapted from the Latin version contained in History of Ely by the monk Thomas; was one of 3 women known to have written Anglo-Norman religious poetry.

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