Abaelardus and Heloïse in a manuscript of Roman de la Rose (14. cent.)

Heloise imagined in a mid-19th century engraving

The letters of Heloise (1101 - 1162) and Pierre Abélard are among the best known records of early romantic love. Image File history File links Peter Abaelard and Heloise 14th century illustration from a manuscript of Guillaume de Lorris Le roman de la Rose (about 1230, completed by Jean de Meung about 1270). ... Image File history File links Peter Abaelard and Heloise 14th century illustration from a manuscript of Guillaume de Lorris Le roman de la Rose (about 1230, completed by Jean de Meung about 1270). ... From [1], in the public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... From [1], in the public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Jump to: navigation, search Events A second wave of crusaders arrives in the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, after being heavily defeated by Kilij Arslan I at Heraclia. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events June 3 - Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. ... Jump to: navigation, search Abaelardus and Heloïse surprised by Master Fulbert, by Romanticist painter Jean Vignaud (1819) Pierre Abélard (in English, Peter Abelard) or Abailard (1079 – April 21, 1142) was a French scholastic philosopher. ... Jump to: navigation, search Romantic love is a form of love that is often regarded as different from simply sexual love, or lust. ...

Though Heloise (also spelled Héloise, Hélose, Heloisa, and Helouisa, among other variations) is best known for her relationship with Peter Abelard, she was a brilliant scholar of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew and had a reputation for intelligence and insight. Not a great deal is known of her immediate family except that in her letters she implies she is of a lower social standing, probably the Garlande family who had money and several members in strong positions, than Abelard, who was from the nobility. Jump to: navigation, search The Lords and Barons prove their Nobility by hanging their Banners and exposing their Coats-of-arms at the Windows of the Lodge of the Heralds. ...

What is known is that she was the ward of an uncle, a canon in Paris, and by the age of 18 she was the student of one of the most popular teachers and philosophers in Paris, Pierre Abelard. Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Their memorial, in the Neo-Gothic taste of 1817

In his writings, Abelard tells the story of his seduction of Heloise, their marriage, the birth of a son, Astrolabius (in English, "Astrolabe"), and of his castration, after which Heloise entered a convent in Argenteuil. private photo Assuming that private photo means that the uploaded own it: File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... private photo Assuming that private photo means that the uploaded own it: File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For the ship of Dumont dUrville, see Astrolabe A 16th century astrolabe. ... Castration, gelding, neutering, orchiectomy or orchidectomy is any action, surgical, chemical or otherwise, by which a biological male loses use of the testes. ...

After the tragic end of her affair with Abelard, Heloise entered the convent at Argenteuil, where she eventually became prioress. She and the other nuns were turned out when the convent was taken over, at which point Abelard arranged for them to enter the Paraclete, an abbey he had established, and Heloise became the abbess there. Paraclete comes from the Greek word meaning one who consoles or one who intercedes on our behalf, which first appears in the Gospel of John (16:7). ...

It was at about this time that a correspondence between the two one-time lovers sprang up. Heloise encouraged Abelard in his philosophical work, and he dedicated his profession of faith to her.

She is buried next to Abelard at the Paraclete, but a special monument was erected to them at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris (illustration, left). Jump to: navigation, search Looking down the hill at the Père Lachaise cemetery The Cimetière du Père Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris, and one of the most famous cemeteries in the world. ...