BookThe nuns of Sant'Ambrogio : the true story of a convent scandal
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- The nuns of Sant'Ambrogio : the true story of a convent scandal / Hubert Wolf ; translated by Ruth Martin.
Published/Produced
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]
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Description
- xii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
- 9780198732198 (hbk.)
- 0198732198 (hbk.)
LC classification
- BX4220.I8 W6513 2015b
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Summary
- "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.
LC Subjects
- Sant'Ambrogio della Massima (Monastery : Rome, Italy)--History--19th century.
- Catholic Church--Italy--Rome--History--19th century.
- Monasticism and religious orders for women--Italy--Rome--History--19th century.
- Sex scandals--Italy--Rome--History--19th century.
- Nuns--Italy--Rome--History--19th century.
- Convents--Italy--Rome--History--19th century.
Other Subjects
- Catholic Church.
- Sant'Ambrogio della Massima (Monastery : Rome, Italy)
- 1800-1899
- Nuns.
- Convents.
- Monasticism and religious orders for women.
- Sex scandals.
- Italy--Rome.
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Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- In English, translated from German.
LCCN
- 2016461148
Dewey class no.
- 271/.973045632
Language code
- eng ger
Geographic area code
- e-it---
National bib no.
- GBB4E3332
National bib agency no.
- 016972658
Other system no.
- (OCoLC)ocn898152939
Invalid ISBN
- 9780191046056
Type of material
- Book
Content type
- text
Media type
- unmediated
Carrier type
- volume
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