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Cantiga 058 of the Cantigas de Santa Maria of Alfonso X

The Nun who was Shown the Mouth of Hell
   A nun was very devoted to the Virgin. Nevertheless, the devil tempted her to fall in love with a knight. The nun decided to run away with him.
   After agreeing to elope with the knight, the nun fell asleep and had a vision.
   The devil led her to a chasm and tried to throw her in. She saw throngs of people being tormented in hell.
   The nun prayed to the Virgin to deliver her. Mary appeared and scolded her, telling her to call instead on the knight.
   The devil pulled the nun into the pit, but the Virgin rescued her.
   When she awoke, the nun resolved stay at the convent for her entire life and told the knight to go away.

Source: Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


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