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Medieval retellings of the birth of the Virgin Mary suggest the Church was understanding of infertility

Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general public during the Medieval era. At a time when societal attitudes often equated ...
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The Bar Convent and Esopus arma Christi rolls and women’s devotions

This blog post is authored by Mary Morse, author of MIP's English Birth Girdles: Devotions for Woman in "Travell of Childe." Mary Morse specializes in medieval women’s devotional and childbirth ...