The nuns of Sant'Ambrogio : the true story of a convent in scandal
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Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First United States Edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
271.97304 Wol
1 available
271.97304 Wol
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Edition
First United States Edition.
Language
English
UPC
40024453748
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Germany as Die Nonnen von Sant'Ambrogio, 3rd ed. by Hubert Wolf, Munchen, in 2013"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-466) and index.
Description
In 1858, a German princess, recently inducted into the convent of Sant'Ambrogio in Rome, wrote a frantic letter to her cousin, a confidant of the Pope, claiming that she was being abused and feared for her life. The subsequent investigation by the Church's Inquisition uncovered illicit behavior of the convent's beautiful young mistress, Maria Luisa. Having convinced those under her charge that she was having regular visions and heavenly visitations, Maria Luisa began to lead and coerce her novices into lesbian initiation rites and heresies. What emerges through the fog of centuries is a sex scandal of ecclesiastical significance.
Language
Translated from the German.
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