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Virgins of Venice: Enclosed Lives and Broken Vows in the Renaissance Convent

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 | #3740791 in Books |  Viking |  2002-07-04 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.58 x1.10 x5.71l, | File type: PDF | 320 pages

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|| |"Venice was unique in its attitude to nuns and convents. . . . Here, at last, is the most interesting and informative book I have ever read on the subject."|About the Author|Mary Laven is a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambrid

A portrait of 16th and 17th century Italian convent life, set in the vibrant culture of late Renaissance Venice. Early 16th century Venice had 50 convents and about 3000 nuns. Far from being places of religious devotion, the convents were often little more than dumping-grounds for unmarried women fron the upper ranks of Venetian society. Often entering a convent at seven years old, these young women remained emotionally and socially attached to their families and to thei...

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