“For the Salvation of This Girl’s Soul”: Nuns as Converters of Jews in Early Modern Italy

This article argues that converting Jewish girls and women constituted an important expression of Italian nuns’ religiosity throughout the age of Catholic Reform. Unlike their male counterparts, however, converting nuns rarely left behind accounts of their conversionary efforts. Moreover, since thes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tamar Herzig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/11/252