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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

saints

Tondberht and Ecgfrith in sexless marriages to Æthelthryth

In 7th-century England, Earl Tondberht and King Ecgfrith endured sexless marriages with Æthelthryth. She’s a famous Anglo-Saxon saint. They were chumps. … Read the post Tondberht and Ecgfrith in sexless marriages to Æthelthryth

Valerian saw and respected Cecilia's angel lover

Learning from Valerian’s experience of sexless marriage, husbands should seek an angel lover and strive to imitate Cecilia, a widely celebrated saint. … Read the post Valerian saw and respected Cecilia's angel lover

Margery Kempe’s husband: humiliation of sexless married men

Like too many husbands today, Margery Kempe’s husband had his marriage transformed into a sexless relationship and a source of personal humiliation. … Read the post Margery Kempe’s husband: humiliation of sexless married men

Margery Kempe's husband as figure of Christian abasement

Amid growing modern interest in Margery Kempe and her book, her husband’s abasement in death deserves more Christian appreciation. … Read the post Margery Kempe's husband as figure of Christian abasement

vindicating Macarius of false sex accusation enabled new birth

Through the terrible injustice of a false sex accusation against Macarius, God guided him to realizing his dream of becoming a holy man. … Read the post vindicating Macarius of false sex accusation enabled new birth

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