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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Church | 1 |
Statements (30)
| 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
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holy Church