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The nuns of Sant'Ambrogio : the true story of a convent in scandal / Hubert Wolf ; translated by Ruth Martin.
Van Pelt Library BX4220.I8 W6513 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolf, Hubert.
- Standardized Title:
- Nonnen von Sant'Ambrogio. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sant'Ambrogio della Massima (Monastery : Rome, Italy).
- Catholic Church.
- Nuns--Italy--Rome--History.
- Nuns.
- Convents--Italy--Rome--History.
- Convents.
- Scandals--Italy--Rome--History.
- Scandals.
- Catholic Church--Italy--Rome--History.
- Monasteries--Italy--Rome--History.
- Monasteries.
- History.
- Italy--Rome.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 476 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First United States Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
- 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".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-468) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780385351904
- 0385351909
- OCLC:
- 899065421
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