French abbess of Port-Royal-des-Champs who was a key figure in the Jansenist movement alongside her siblings Antoine and Angélique Arnauld.
Helped establish Port-Royal as the center of Jansenist spirituality and intellectual life; defended the convent against royal and papal pressure during the persecution of Jansenism.
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