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PublishedOn: 1996-12-15

Title: Autobiography of an Aspiring Saint (Other Voice in Early Modern

Artist: Not Specified

ISBN: 9780226244471

Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

Publication Name: Autobiography of an Aspiring Saint

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Item Length: 0.9 in

Subject: Women, Christianity / Catholic, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Religious, General, Women's Studies

Publication Year: 1996

Series: The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe Ser.

Type: Textbook

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 0 in

Author: Cecilia Ferrazzi

Item Weight: 7 Oz

Item Width: 0.6 in

Number of Pages: 136 Pages

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

Publication Year

1996

Subject

Women, Christianity / Catholic, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Religious, General, Women's Studies

Type

Textbook

Subject Area

Religion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

Author

Cecilia Ferrazzi

Series

The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe Ser.

Format

Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height

0 in

Item Weight

7 Oz

Item Length

0.9 in

Item Width

0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience

Scholarly & Professional

LCCN

96-024316

Dewey Edition

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