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Margery Kempe

Margery Kempe. By: Stephanie Anderson. Biography. 1373-1438 Born in King’s Lynn in a busy port in Norfolk, England Married John Kempe. Was criticized harshly by a priest after birth of firstborn-led to a mental breakdown Claimed to have personal visions of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.

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Margery Kempe

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  1. Margery Kempe By: Stephanie Anderson

  2. Biography • 1373-1438 • Born in King’s Lynn in a busy port in Norfolk, England • Married John Kempe

  3. Was criticized harshly by a priest after birth of firstborn-led to a mental breakdown Claimed to have personal visions of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary By the age of 40, she took a vow of celibacy Neighbors and fellow pilgrims criticized Kempe for her lifestyle and her loud, emotional displays Facts

  4. The Book of Margery Kempe • Kempe did not physical write her autobiography • 1433-she dedicated the two parts of her book to two different scribes • the second scribe, a priest, revised the entire text………….

  5. continued • The Book of Margery Kempe is the earliest surviving full-length autobiography in English • The events span approximately 40 years • The book is Kempe’s spiritual history • Refers to herself as “the creature” • She wrote the book to glorify God

  6. Closing Facts • Kempe could not read or write • She was unlike other religious women of her time, who either joined convents of lived in reclusion • Kempe living with her husband instead

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