“Priests, she insisted, could not sin. It was a thing impossible. Everything that they did, and wished, was of course right. She hoped I would see the reasonableness and duty of the oaths I was to take, and be faithful to them.”
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Work
The Character of a Convent: Displayed in the Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk ; Being a Narrative of Her Sufferings During a Residence of Five Years as a Novice and Two Years as a Black Nun in the Hotel Dieu Nunnery at Montreal ; to which is Added Confirmatory Notes and Affidavits Whereby Maria Monk's Disclosures are Most Fully Proved, and the Hideous Nature of the Conventual System are Exposed
This book presents a first-hand account of Maria Monk's time as a novice and black nun in the Hotel Dieu Nunnery in Montreal. It includes her sufferings over a period of seven years and provides additional evidence in the form of confirmatory notes and affidavits to substantiate her claims about the conditions and practices within the conventual system. more
Author
Maria Monk
Maria Monk, born on June 27, 1816, and died in 1849, was an American writer known for her works that exposed religious secrets and mysticism. Her most famous work is 'The Story of Sister Mary of Agreda: A Narrative of Her Life and Miracles', which caused widespread controversy and discussion upon its publication. more
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