17th century
A01=Cecilia Ferrazzi
Author_Cecilia Ferrazzi
autobiographical
autobiography
biography
bravery
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Category=JBSF1
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catholic saints
catholicism
christianity
christians
convent
counter-reformation
courage
devotion
dissimulation
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eq_biography-true-stories
eq_history
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eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
europe
faith
gender
historical
history
holiness
holy
imprisonment
interrogation
italy
mystic
nun
persecution
prostitution
refuge
religion
saint
sanctity
testimonial
testimony
translated work
translation
venetian inquisition
venice
vocation
Product details
- ISBN 9780226244464
- Weight: 397g
- Dimensions: 16 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 15 Dec 1996
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Charged by the Venetian Inquisition with the conscious and cynical feigning of holiness, Cecelia Ferrazzi (1609-1684) requested and obtained the unprecedented opportunity to defend herself through a presentation of her life story. Ferrazzi's inquisitorial autobiography and the transcripts of her preceding testimony are here transcribed and translated into English, allowing the reader an insight into an unfamiliar sector of the past and to hear "another voice" - that of a Venetian woman who had extraordinary experiences and exhibited exceptional courage.
