"A Godly Medytacyon of the Christen Sowle, Concerninge a Loue Towardes God" by Queen Marguerite, is a spiritual exploration from the 1500s that examines the bond between people's souls and God. Originally in French, and translated to English by the daughter of a King, it touches on being humble, asking for forgiveness, and what it means to be truly good according to God. The writing starts with a note and hints at famous Bible stories, readying the reader for a journey into being more spiritual. An introduction discusses what it means to be noble, saying that being spiritually strong is more important than being rich or powerful. Readers are encouraged to think about their own hearts and minds before God, admitting their faults and needing God's help to become wise and virtuous. The writing uses poetic and thoughtful language to encourage a real love for God, asking readers to think deeply about their connection to the divine while living in a world full of temptation.
A godly medytacyon of the christen sowle, concerninge a loue towardes God and hys Christe
By Queen Marguerite
In a world of sin and vanity, a journey of the soul seeks grace and virtue to attain true love for God.
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About the AuthorMarguerite de Navarre, also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen of Navarre by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre. Her brother became King of France, as Francis I, and the two siblings were responsible for the celebrated intellectual and cultural court and salons of their day in France. Marguerite is the ancestress of the Bourbon kings of France, being the mother of Jeanne d'Albret, whose son, Henry of Navarre, succeeded as Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon king. As an author and a patron of humanists and reformers, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman".
Marguerite de Navarre, also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen of Navarre by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre. Her brother became King of France, as Francis I, and the two siblings were responsible for the celebrated intellectual and cultural court and salons of their day in France. Marguerite is the ancestress of the Bourbon kings of France, being the mother of Jeanne d'Albret, whose son, Henry of Navarre, succeeded as Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon king. As an author and a patron of humanists and reformers, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman".
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