Eloise and Abelard

Eloise and Abelard

 
 ‘Heloise and Abelard’ is one of history’s most passionate and romantic true love stories. This is a story of a monk and a nun whose love letters became world-famous. The 900 year old love affair of a philosopher and theologian and his student Heloise continues to inspire and move us. Their passionate relationship scandalized the community in which they lived. The details of their physical and spiritual intimacy is also a cautionary tale for our time. In twelfth century, Peter Abelard went to Paris to study at the school of Notre Dame. He gained a reputation as an outstanding philosopher. The canon of Notre Dame, Fulbert hired Abelard to tutor his niece, Heloise. The the intellectually gifted young girl, strives for knowledge, truth and the answer to the question of human existence. They soon find themselves so interweave that neither can resist the spiritual and physical desires of their bodies, yet they both know that the laws of the time forbid such a relationship. But their physical love and the strength of their passion proved to be a power impossible to resist. When Heloise becomes pregnant, they realize it is not safe for her to remain in Paris. They flee for Brittany, and were secretly married. But Fulbert was furious, so Abelard sent Heloise to safety in a convent. Thinking that he intended to abandon Heloise, Fulbert had his servants castrate Abelard while he slept. Abelard became a monk and devoted his life to learning. The heartbroken Heloise became a nun. They never met again, yet through their famous letters, their love endures.