In the Medieval Europe different religious identities emerged which formed unique groups within society. The development of mysticism influenced the creation of women’s communities, especially the Beguines. In Bohemia, Jan Hus sparked the Czech Reformation against the papacy which brought about the Moravian Church.
Mysticism led to the Beguine community of unmarried, lay women in the Low Countries. The Beguine movement began in the early 12th century and grew rapidly to the point where houses (Beguinages) within a town or city were common. Beguines practiced renewable vows with the option to leave the community (ex to marry), and mysticism through liturgy. Marguerite Porete, a Beguine mystic, was burned for heresy for her mystical writings,
Mysticism led to the Beguine community of unmarried, lay women in the Low Countries. The Beguine movement began in the early 12th century and grew rapidly to the point where houses (Beguinages) within a town or city were common. Beguines practiced renewable vows with the option to leave the community (ex to marry), and mysticism through liturgy. Marguerite Porete, a Beguine mystic, was burned for heresy for her mystical writings,