and made herself seem not so beautiful? what's her name?
2007-08-23 11:06:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
oops, i meant cut. sorry.
2007-08-23 11:09:00 · update #1
I believe that it was St. Rose of Lima (Peru). Not only did she cut her hair but she praised constantly to become "ugly" so men would not bother her.
2007-08-23 11:13:29 · answer #1 · answered by The Carmelite 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Joan of Arc.
Born in the 1400's, she was a warrior/knight, but girls weren't allowed - so she cut her hair as a disguise. She battled in the name of Christianity, and died raped and burned at the stake by the Christians.
The story goes that they removed a piece of her clothing during her burning to show her breasts - an indicator that she was indeed female, and a heretic for dressing as a male and claiming she had guidance of angels.
She purportedly was only 16 years old at death.
The Catholic church realized their mistake 25 years after her death, and canonized her 500 years later.
2007-08-23 18:23:29 · answer #2 · answered by bruja 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could have been Jeanne Guyon (though I don't think she was ever canonized as a saint). She was very beautiful, but looked to shun worldly pleasures and cut her hair so she wouldn't be vain.
2007-08-23 18:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by Neil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure offhand. But have you heard the one about Saint Lucy? She plucked out her own eyes because one of her suitors told her they were beautiful, and she wanted to stay chaste. At my old Church they had a statue of her holding a silver plate with the eyes on it (and another set still in her head). Pretty morbid!
2007-08-23 18:14:23 · answer #4 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saint Britney
2007-08-23 18:11:26 · answer #5 · answered by hog b 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Joan of Arc
2007-08-23 18:14:07 · answer #6 · answered by Elphaba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only person I can think of is Joan of Ark but I don't think shes a saint.
2007-08-23 18:13:18 · answer #7 · answered by Blame Amy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many of them did, including Jean and Rosa de Lima
2007-08-23 18:18:08 · answer #8 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Clare, follower of St. Francis of Assisi.
2007-08-23 18:14:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you are referring to Madame Jeanne Guyon.
2007-08-23 18:11:14 · answer #10 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋