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Author Wolf, Hubert, author.

Title The nuns of Sant'Ambrogio : the true story of a convent in scandal / Hubert Wolf ; translated by Ruth Martin.

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

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 West Sacramento Adult Nonfiction  271.97304 WOL    CHECK SHELVES
Edition First United States Edition.
Description xii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type text txt rdacontent
Format volume nc rdacarrier
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.
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".
Summary 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.
Note Translated from the German.
Subject Sant'Ambrogio della Massima (Monastery : Rome, Italy)
Nuns -- Italy -- Rome -- History.
Convents -- Italy -- Rome -- History.
Scandals -- Italy -- Rome -- History.
Catholic Church -- Italy -- Rome -- History.
Monasteries -- Italy -- Rome -- History.
Added Title True story of a convent in scandal
Convent in scandal
Nonnen von Sant'Ambrogio. English
ISBN 9780385351904
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