The Nuns of Sant'Ambrogio: The True Story of a Convent in Scandal
by:
Ruth Martin (author)
Hubert Wolf (author)
A Washington Post Notable BookIn 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...
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A Washington Post Notable BookIn 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 no
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780804169806 (0804169802)
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English