Lady Holy Church

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Lady Holy Church is an allegorical figure in the Middle English poem "Piers Plowman," representing the spiritual authority and moral guidance of the Christian Church.

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Holy Church 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical figure
literary character
personification
religious allegory character
allegoricalDomain institutional Church
the Church as mystical body of Christ
alsoKnownAs Lady Holy Church
surface form: Holy Church
appearsIn Middle English literature
Piers Plowman
associatedWith Christianity
ecclesiastical authority
medieval allegory
createdBy William Langland
firstAppearsIn the opening vision of Piers Plowman
gender female
guidesCharacter the dreamer-narrator of Piers Plowman
languageOfWork Middle English
represents Christian Church
moral guidance
orthodox Christian teaching
spiritual authority
roleInWork expositor of Christian ethics
guide to the dreamer
teacher of doctrinal truth
symbolizes doctrinal correctness
moral rectitude
true faith
timePeriodOfWork 14th century
workGenre allegorical poem
workTitleFull Piers Plowman
surface form: The Vision of Piers Plowman

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Lady Holy Church alsoKnownAs Lady Holy Church
this entity surface form: Holy Church
Piers Plowman containsCharacter Lady Holy Church