Bibliograph

Autobiography of an aspiring saint, Cecilia Ferrazzi ; transcribed, translated, and edited by Anne Jacobson Schutte

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Label

Autobiography of an aspiring saint, Cecilia Ferrazzi ; transcribed, translated, and edited by Anne Jacobson Schutte

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-96) and index

Main title

Autobiography of an aspiring saint

Oclc number

35008097

Responsibility statement

Cecilia Ferrazzi ; transcribed, translated, and edited by Anne Jacobson Schutte

Series statement

The other voice in early modern Europe

Summary

The life story of a woman who, financially unable to enter the convent, improvised a vocation running houses of refuge for young women at risk - Denounced to the Inquisition in 1664, this life story, as dictated to a court-appointed scribe, is her defence - Social life of Venice - Religious vocation - Renaissance women

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Note on the translation -- Testimony of Ferrazzi preceding her autobiography -- Autobiography of Cecilia Ferrazzi

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