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 | The Life of Christina of Markyate (Oxford World's Classics) (Reprint Edition) by C.H. Talbot, Samuel Fanous (Editor), Henrietta Leyser (Editor), Beteille Andre Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-19-955605-9 / 0199556059 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-955605-2 / 9780199556052 'I wish to remain single, for I have made a vow of virginity.' This is the remarkable story of the twelfth-century recluse Christina, who became prioress of Markyate, near St Albans in Hertfordshire. Determined to devote her life to God and to remain a virgin, Christina repulses the sexual advances | |