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From penitence to charity : pious women and the Catholic Reformation in Paris /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diefendorf, Barbara B., 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Paris (France) > Church history > 17th century.
Women in the Catholic Church > France > Paris > History > 17th century.
Monasticism and religious orders for women > France > Paris > History > 17th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Women in the New Jerusalem
  • The ascetic impulse
  • Mademoiselle Acarie's circle
  • First foundations
  • The contemplative revival
  • Both May and Martha
  • The impulse to charity.