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Nuns and Nunneries in Renaissance Florence by Sharon T Strocchia; Project Muse is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Nuns and Nunneries in Renaissance Florence about?
Winner, Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize, American Catholic Historical Association The 15th century was a time of dramatic and decisive change for nuns and nunneries in Florence. In the course of that century, the city’s convents evolved from small, semiautonomous communities to large civic institutions. By 1552, roughly one in eight Florentine women lived in a religious community. Historian Sharon T. Strocchia analyzes this stunning growth of female monasticism, revealing the important roles t
Who reads Nuns and Nunneries in Renaissance Florence?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sharon T Strocchia; Project Muse
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781421411842
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Religion, Philosophy, World History
- Rating
- 4.82 / 5 (10 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14