Marguerite Porete - Heretic?

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Has anyone heard of Marguerite Porete or read her book The Mirror of Simple Souls? Someone recommended it to me recently and I did a little research. She was burned at the stake for heresy in 1310 but I am interested to know how the Church views her and her book today.
 
Hello, I did a quick search in french and it doesn’t sound like this controversial book will make you grow in you faith.
On the other hand, St John of the Cross and St Teresa of Avila are great mystics that we can learn from.
 
Thanks for looking into it for me beafedor, I did see the Heresy of the Free Spirit associated with Marguerite. It also said that the roots of the Heresy of the Free Spirit could be traced to Meister Eckhart but it seems the Church’s view of him is much less condemnatory now. So, that is why I was wondering if the same was true for Marguerite.

But you are right, there is a treasure trove of mystics in the Church who were not declared heretics so I will focus on their writings for now 😉

In Jesus,

Tagnes
 
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