Marie Robine
Marie Robine (), also known as Marie of Avignon or Marie the Gasque, was a French mystic who was active during the time of the Western Schism. Her hometown was Héchac, near Soublecause in what is now Hautes-Pyrénées. In 1387, Marie was miraculously cured of a paralytic condition at the tomb of Pierre de Luxembourg, an event witnessed by Antipope Clement VII. Thereafter, she received financial support from the Avignon line of papal claimants, allowing her to live nearby as a recluse. In the spring of 1398, she traveled to Paris in the hope of influencing Charles VI of France to continue his support of Antipope Benedict XIII, the successor of Clement. In this she was unsuccessful, as on 27 July 1398 a church council held at the University of Paris voted to withdraw obedience from Benedict XIII. Marie withdrew to her life of solitude and until her death in 1399 received at least a dozen revelations which were recorded. On 9 November 1398, while praying to understand the disunion of the church, Marie reportedly had a vision of the different Christian sects accompanied by gold and silver idols. A star appeared, surrounded by men weeping, and an angel gathered