The Nuns of Sant'ambrogio: The True Story of a Convent in Scandal
Hubert Wolf$16.15
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A Washington Post Notable Book
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 feared for her life. A subsequent investigation by the Church's Inquisition uncovered the shocking secrets of a convent ruled by a beautiful young mistress, who coerced her novices into lesbian initiation rites and heresies, and who entered into an illicit relationship with a young theologian. Drawing upon written testimony and original documents discovered in a secret Vatican archive, The Nuns of Sant'Ambrogio is the never-before-told true story of how one woman was able to practice deception, heresy, seduction, and murder in the heart of the Catholic Church.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01/12/2016
ISBN: 9780804169806
Pages: 496
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d