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The Second Nun and Her Tale

The Second Nun and Her Tale

Character Background Essay Author:
"Another Nonne with hire hadde she,
That was hir chapeleyne, and preestes thre." (163-64)

The Second Nun tells the legend of Saint Cecilia, from her marriage, through her time of preaching and conversion, to her eventual martyrdom.