Margery kempe biography of donald

Margery Kempe was an English mystic of the Middle Ages. She is famous for her autobiography. Margery was born in n in Her father was a wealthy merchant. At that time Kings Lynn was a large and important town and port.

When she grew up Margery married a merchant named John Kempe. Soon she fell pregnant. In those days pregnancy was hazardous and many women died in childbirth. Margery had a difficult pregnancy and labor.

Margery kempe religion

Afraid that she was dying she sent for a priest to confess her sins to. However, the priest spoke to her very harshly and this seems to have triggered a period of mental illness.

Eventually, Margery Kempe had a vision of Jesus.

He said ‘Daughter why have you forsaken me, for I have never forsaken you’. Afterward, she returned to normal.

Margery decided to start her own brewing business.

What did margery kempe do

(It was by no means unusual in the Middle Ages for women to run businesses). However, the brewing was not a success. Margery then ran a horse mill to grind people’s corn to grain.