Mr. De Potter; De Ricci, Scipio; Female Convents. Secrets of Nunneries Disclosed
NEW YORK, D. APPLETON & CO., 1834 , HARDBACK
Overall Condition is: Good consdeirng age
some underlining in text, foxing, pages age toned, previous owners signature on inside of front cover, corners and edges bumped. Scipio de Ricci was a Roman Catholic Bishop in Pistoia and Prato. The anti-Catholic movement of the 19th century included accounts by ex-nuns and priests of horrors that supposedly occurred behind convent and monastery walls. Nuns were alleged to be grossly deceived about the true nature of convent life, became virtual slaves, were physically abused and were treated as sexual objects by frustrated priests.
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