The Nuns of Sant'ambrogio
Commonweal
The True Story of a Convent in Scandal Hubert Wolf translated by Ruth Martin Alfred A. Knopf, $30, 482 pp. If this astonishing tale were not true, one would think it the work of an accomplished mystery writer. The Nuns of Sant’Ambrogio takes us back to Rome in 1859, when the Holy Office received a formal denunciation of suspicious goings-on at the convent of Sant’Ambrogio della Massima. For two years these allegations were investigated, and subsequently several members of the... The remainder of this article is only available to registered readers. Through our 90th anniversary on November 12, 2014, all registered users can read everything on our site for free. (After that, premium content will again be restricted to paying subscribers.)
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