Good Women
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Good Women were female adherents of the medieval Christian dualist movement Catharism, known for their ascetic lifestyle and spiritual authority within the sect.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female religious adherent
ⓘ
religious role ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
bonnes femmes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
perfect women ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Good Men ⓘ |
| consequence | near extinction by 14th century ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
County of Toulouse
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ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Languedoc NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrine |
belief in two opposing principles of good and evil
ⓘ
dualism ⓘ rejection of Catholic sacraments ⓘ rejection of material world as evil ⓘ |
| equivalentClass | Perfectae ⓘ |
| ethicalCode |
poverty
ⓘ
strict nonviolence ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ |
| function |
administering consolamentum to others
ⓘ
leading prayers and fasts ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Albigensian Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later perceptions of female religious authority in heretical movements ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Occitan
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ⓘ
Old French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cathar communities ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Medieval Inquisition
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ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practiced |
abstinence from meat
ⓘ
ascetic lifestyle ⓘ celibacy ⓘ itinerant preaching ⓘ renunciation of property ⓘ |
| receivedRite | consolamentum ⓘ |
| religion |
Christian dualism
ⓘ
medieval Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousStatus |
consecrated persons
ⓘ
elite within Cathar hierarchy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catharism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCommunity |
models of perfect life
ⓘ
pastoral care for believers ⓘ spiritual authority ⓘ teachers of doctrine ⓘ |
| sourceType | known mainly from inquisitorial records ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ early 14th century ⓘ |
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