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holy woman who claimed to be guided by God through the medium of angels and saints. In this regard, she was not a unique figure, as she followed in the footsteps of a number of famous individuals who enjoyed great influence and spiritual authority in late medieval Europe. These included the Dominican tertiary Catherine of Siena (d. 1380), the Beguine nun Mechthild of Hackeborn (d. 1298/9), the anchoress Julian of
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Joan of Arc