The English Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre at Liege, or cuckoos in the Coquins’ nest?

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Laurence Lux-Sterritt, « The English Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre at Liege, or cuckoos in the Coquins’ nest? », Early Modern English Nuns, ID : 10670/1.syhawg


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The beginnings of the English Sepulchrine convent at Liege were rather tumultuous. Initially, the town was chosen because there was an English College of the Society of Jesus there, to whom the nuns could resort both for material help and spiritual comfort. The very early steps of the foundation were actually carried out in near-secrecy, to avoid opposition to their design. Opposition from whom is not clearly stated, but likely from the local authorities. Four founding members were put up at...

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