Nuns and Nunneries in Renaissance Florence

by Sharon T. Strocchia

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421411849
• ISBN13: 9781421411842
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"