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A short hymn to the Virgin Mary, possibly composed in the fourteenth century, is attributed in one manuscript witness to an anchoress of Mansfield. This makes it potentially the earliest known text by an English female anchorite or solitary recluse. The attribution, while not definite, seems plausible.

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Anchoress of Mansfield, Hymn to the Virgin

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    2026年

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  • Alicia Smith

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A short hymn to the Virgin Mary, possibly composed in the fourteenth century, is attributed in one manuscript witness to an anchoress of Mansfield. This makes it potentially the earliest known text by an English female anchorite or solitary recluse. The attribution, while not definite, seems plausible.