Title: Autobiography of an aspiring saint
First published: 1996
Description: "Financially unable to enter the convent, Cecilia Ferrazzi (1609-1684) refused to marry, and as a single laywoman set out in pursuit of holiness. Eventually, she improvised a vocation: running houses of refuge for young women at risk of being lured into prostitution. Despite the socially valuable service she was providing, not everyone was convinced that she was a genuine favorite of God. Denounced to the Venetian Inquisition in 1664, she requested and obtained the unprecedented opportunity to defend herself through a presentation of her life story."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Biography, Catholics, Women, Inquisition, Sources, History, Catholics, italy, Women, italy, Catholic women, Women's studies, Saints, biography
Places: Venice, Italy, Venice (Italy), History
People: Cecilia Ferrazzi (1609-1684)
Time periods: 17th century
LC classification: BX4705.F48 A3 1996b