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SEIDENWEBERIN, Metzi

SEIDENWEBERIN, Metzi (c. 1100)
Name: SEIDENWEBERIN, Metzi (c. 1100)
Musical genre: Vocal Music/Art Songs
Country of birth: Switzerland
Country of location: —
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When the Swiss lay sister Metzi Seidenweberin thought of Jesus Christ, she would feel "so moved to dance—as if in a round dance—that she would clap her hands loudly until they resounded; at times, she would begin to sing sweet little songs about our Lord, full of joy and high spirits, in the workroom beneath the convent."

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