English Convents in Exile, 1600-1800, Part I, Vol 3 by Laurence Lux-Sterritt, Nicky Hallett, Caroline Bowden

English Convents in Exile, 1600-1800, Part I, Vol 3

Laurence Lux-Sterritt, Nicky Hallett, Caroline Bowden

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Between 1600 and 1800 around 4,000 Catholic women left England for a life of exile in the convents of France, Flanders, Portugal and America. These closed communities offered religious contemplation and safety, but also provided an environment of ...

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