Title:
The nuns of Sant'Ambrogio : a true story of a convent in scandal / Hubert Wolf ; translated by Ruth Martin.
Author:
Wolf, Hubert.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
Call Number:
BX4220.I8 W6513 2015
Abstract:
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.
Electronic Access:
Inhaltsverzeichnis http://d-nb.info/106961307X/04
Edition:
First United States edition.
ISBN:
9780385351904
Physical Description:
xii, 476 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
General Note:
Map on inside liner.
Contents:
"Such turpitudes" -- "The 'delicatezza' of the matter as such" -- "I am the little lion of my reformed sisters" -- "Wash me well, for the Padre is coming" -- "An act of divine splendor" -- "It is a heavenly liquor" -- "That good Padre has spoiled the work of God" -- "During these acts I never ceased my inner prayer" -- "Sorrowful and contrite."
Uniform Title:
Nonnen von Sant'Ambrogio. English
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