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What happened to Peter Abelard after the Council of Soissons condemned his Theologia?

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Peter Abelard Peter Abelard, with Héloïse, miniature portrait by Jean de Meun, 14th century; in the Musee Conde, Chantilly, France.

After the Council of Soissons condemned his Theologia as heretical in 1121, Peter Abelard was placed under house arrest for a period at the abbey of Saint-Médard. Following this confinement, he returned to the abbey of Saint-Denis, where he eventually faced further controversy regarding his critical analysis of the abbey's patron saint, leading him to flee and seek asylum in the territory of Count Theobald of Champagne.1