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The inquisition of Francisca : a sixteenth-century visionary on trial /
Inspired by a series of visions, Francisca de los Apóstoles (1539-after 1578) and her sister Isabella attempted in 1573 to organize a beaterio, a lay community of pious women devoted to the religious life, to offer prayers and penance for the reparation of human sin, especially those of corrupt cle...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Español |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Inspired by a series of visions, Francisca de los Apóstoles (1539-after 1578) and her sister Isabella attempted in 1573 to organize a beaterio, a lay community of pious women devoted to the religious life, to offer prayers and penance for the reparation of human sin, especially those of corrupt clerics. But their efforts to minister to the poor of Toledo and to call for general ecclesiastical reform were met with resistance, first from local religious officials and, later, from the Spanish Inquisition. By early 1575, the Inquisitional tribunal in Toledo had received several statements denounci. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 195 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226142258 0226142256 9780226142227 0226142221 9780226142241 0226142248 |