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Autobiography of an Aspiring Saint by Cecilia Ferrazzi (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subject Area
- Women's Studies
- Pages
- 136
- Publication Date
- 1996-12-15
- Subject
- History
- ISBN
- 9780226244471
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226244474
ISBN-13
9780226244471
eBay Product ID (ePID)
743907
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
136 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Autobiography of an Aspiring Saint
Subject
Women, Christianity / Catholic, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Religious, General, Women's Studies
Publication Year
1996
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Series
The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
96-024316
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
282/.092 B
Table Of Content
Introduction to the Series List of Abbreviations Introduction The Other Voice Roman Inquisition and Venice Purity and Danger Writing and Speaking Power and Obedience Pretense Aftermath Note on the Translation Testimony of Ferrazzi Preceding Her Autobiography First Interrogation Second Interrogation Third Interrogation Fourth Interrogation Autobiography of Cecilia Ferrazzi Appendix 1- Persons Mentioned in the Text Appendix 2- Places Mentioned in the Text Glossary Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Charged by the Venetian Inquisition with the conscious and cynical feigning of holiness, Cecelia Ferrazzi (1609-1684) requested and obtained the unprecedented opportunity to defend herself through a presentation of her life story. Ferrazzi's unique inquisitorial autobiography and the transcripts of her preceding testimony, expertly transcribed and eloquently translated into English, allow us to enter an unfamiliar sector of the past and hear 'another voice'--that of a humble Venetian woman who had extraordinary experiences and exhibited exceptional courage. Born in 1609 into an artisan family, Cecilia Ferrazzi wanted to become a nun. When her parents' death in the plague of 1630 made it financially impossible for her to enter the convent, she refused to marry and as a single laywoman set out in pursuit of holiness. Eventually she improvised a vocation: running houses of refuge for "girls in danger," young women at risk of being lured into prostitution. Ferrazzi's frequent visions persuaded her, as well as some clerics and acquaintances among the Venetian elite, that she was on the right track. The socially valuable service she was providing enhanced this impresssion. Not everyone, however, was convinced that she was a genuine favorite of God. In 1664 she was denounced to the Inquisition. The Inquisition convicted Ferrazzi of the pretense of sanctity. Yet her autobiographical act permits us to see in vivid detail both the opportunities and the obstacles presented to seventeenth-century women.
LC Classification Number
BX4705.F48A3 1996b
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