The Nuns Of Saint Ambrogio

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The Nuns Of Sant Ambrogio

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Author : Hubert Wolf
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2015-01-13

The Nuns Of Sant Ambrogio written by Hubert Wolf and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-13 with History categories.

A true, never-before-told story—discovered in a secret Vatican archive—of sex, poison, and lesbian initiation rites in a nineteenth-century convent. 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. What the subsequent investigation by the Church’s Inquisition uncovered were the extraordinary secrets of Sant’Ambrogio and the 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. She entered into a highly eroticized relationship with a young theologian known as Padre Peters—urging him to dispense upon her, in the privacy and sanctity of the confessional box, what the two of them referred to as the “special blessing.” What emerges through the fog of centuries is a sex scandal of ecclesiastical significance, skillfully brought to light and vividly reconstructed in scholarly detail. Offering a broad historical background on female mystics and the cult of the Virgin Mary, and drawing on written testimony and original documents, Professor Wolf—Germany’s leading scholar of the Catholic Church, and among the very first scholars to be granted access to the archives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the office of the Inquisition—tells the incredible story of how one woman was able to perpetrate deception, heresy, seduction, and murder in the heart of the Church itself.

The Nuns Of Sant Ambrogio

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Author : Hubert Wolf
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015

The Nuns Of Sant Ambrogio written by Hubert Wolf and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.

"The story of a scandal of epic proportions at the heart of the Catholic church - told by one of the world's leading papal historians; A true, never-before-told tale, of poison, murder, and lesbian initiation rites in a nineteenth-century convent - recently discovered in a Vatican archive; Starring a German princess, the Pope, the Inquisition - and the real-life fantasies of the convent's beautiful young mistress. Discovered in a secret Vatican archive, this is the true, never-before-told story of poison, murder, and lesbian initiation rites in a nineteenth century convent. In 1858, Katherina von Hohenzollern, 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 the extraordinary secrets of Sant'Ambrogio and the illicit behavior of the convent's beautiful young mistress, Maria Luissa."--Publisher's description.

Sisters In Spirit

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Author : Sharon T. Strocchia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002

Sisters In Spirit written by Sharon T. Strocchia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Benedictine nuns categories.

Die Nonnen Von Sant Ambrogio

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Author : Hubert Wolf
language : de
Publisher: C.H.Beck
Release Date : 2013-02-12

Die Nonnen Von Sant Ambrogio written by Hubert Wolf and has been published by C.H.Beck this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-12 with History categories.

Rom, im Juli 1859: Eine Nonne ruft um Hilfe, man will sie vergiften, doch sie kann fliehen. Es kommt zu einem Prozess, in dem die Inquisition Unglaubliches aufdeckt: Im Kloster Sant’Ambrogio werden seit Jahrzehnten Nonnen als Heilige verehrt. Visionen, Dämonenaustreibungen, Segnungen per Zungenkuss, lesbische Initiationsriten und Wunder sind an der Tagesordnung. Zweiflerinnen werden beseitigt. Und hinter den Nonnen steht ein Netzwerk von Jesuiten mit besten Kontakten zum Papst. Hubert Wolf hat in den Vatikanischen Archiven die Akten eines einzigartigen Skandals aufgespürt, der in diesem Buch erstmals publik gemacht wird. In seiner meisterhaften Erzählung des Falles geht es nicht nur um Mord, sexuellen Missbrauch und angemaßte Heiligkeit vor den Toren des Vatikans, sondern auch um die Macht des Papstes.

The Art History And Architecture Of Florentine Churches

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Author : Susan Bracken
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2016-12-14

The Art History And Architecture Of Florentine Churches written by Susan Bracken and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-14 with History categories.

Churches and palaces in Florence have been the subject matter of book-length, often multi-volume studies over the centuries. This book is a compendium of the main churches in Florence and has been written with two distinct audiences in mind: English-speaking students of Renaissance art, architecture, literature and history and the well-read traveller to Florence who wishes to place the works of art and architecture into the wider context of Italian culture. The choice of churches discussed here was influenced by the author’s experience as teacher for several university programmes on site in Florence. The buildings described and analysed are those which students will most likely encounter in the course of their study-abroad stay in Florence, whether they wish to specialise in art, architecture or the history of the Florentine Renaissance. This book represents a textbook that offers concise information on the history, art, and architecture of 25 of the main Florentine churches, provides plans and photos of the façades, and introduces the student to some of the most important vocabulary and the main textual sources of the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries.

Histories Of A Plague Year

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Author : Giulia Calvi
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1989-01-01

Histories Of A Plague Year written by Giulia Calvi and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with History categories.

"A dramatic and highly interesting story--one that brings to life the complexities of plague and of piety."--Natalie Zemon Davis, Princeton University

The Noisy Renaissance

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Author : Niall Atkinson
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2016-09-16

The Noisy Renaissance written by Niall Atkinson and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-16 with Art categories.

From the strictly regimented church bells to the freewheeling chatter of civic life, Renaissance Florence was a city built not just of stone but of sound as well. An evocative alternative to the dominant visual understanding of urban spaces, The Noisy Renaissance examines the premodern city as an acoustic phenomenon in which citizens used sound to navigate space and society. Analyzing a range of documentary and literary evidence, art and architectural historian Niall Atkinson creates an “acoustic topography” of Florence. The dissemination of official messages, the rhythm of prayer, and the murmur of rumor and gossip combined to form a soundscape that became a foundation in the creation and maintenance of the urban community just as much as the city’s physical buildings. Sound in this space triggered a wide variety of social behaviors and spatial relations: hierarchical, personal, communal, political, domestic, sexual, spiritual, and religious. By exploring these rarely studied soundscapes, Atkinson shows Florence to be both an exceptional and an exemplary case study of urban conditions in the early modern period.

Nuns And Nunneries In Renaissance Florence

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Author : Sharon T. Strocchia
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
Release Date : 2009-10-19

Nuns And Nunneries In Renaissance Florence written by Sharon T. Strocchia and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-19 with History categories.

An analysis of Renaissance Florentine convents and their influence on the city’s social, economic, and political history. The 15th century was a time of dramatic and decisive change for nuns and nunneries in Florence. That century saw the city’s convents evolve from small, semiautonomous communities to large civic institutions. By 1552, roughly one in eight Florentine women lived in a religious community. Historian Sharon T. Strocchia analyzes this stunning growth of female monasticism, revealing the important roles these women and institutions played in the social, economic, and political history of Renaissance Florence. It became common practice during this time for unmarried women in elite society to enter convents. This unprecedented concentration of highly educated and well-connected women transformed convents into sites of great patronage and social and political influence. As their economic influence also grew, convents found new ways of supporting themselves; they established schools, produced manuscripts, and manufactured textiles. Using previously untapped archival materials, Strocchia shows how convents shaped one of the principal cities of Renaissance Europe. She demonstrates the importance of nuns and nunneries to the booming Florentine textile industry and shows the contributions that ordinary nuns made to Florentine life in their roles as scribes, stewards, artisans, teachers, and community leaders. In doing so, Strocchia argues that the ideals and institutions that defined Florence were influenced in great part by the city’s powerful female monastics. Winner, Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize, American Catholic Historical Association “Strocchia examines the complex interrelationships between Florentine nuns and the laity, the secular government, and the religious hierarchy. The author skillfully analyzes extensive archival and printed sources.” —Choice

Walks In Florence By S And J Horner

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Author : Ann Susan Horner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884

Walks In Florence By S And J Horner written by Ann Susan Horner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with categories.

Temple Bar

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1870

Temple Bar written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1870 with categories.