Book Title: Nette Afbeeldingen der eygene dragten van alle geestelijke vrouwen en nonnenorders; Nevens een korte Aantekening van haar begin, voortgang en bevestiging. ... / Adrien Schoonenbeek.

Author: Schoonebeek, Adriaan, ca. 1660-1714

Image Title: Camaldolese Nuns

Description: This etched print features a member of the Camaldolese kneeling in prayer in her cell. The Camaldolese were established through the efforts of the Italian monk Romuald (c. 950 – c. 1025/27 CE). He sought to renew and integrate the eremitical tradition of monastic life with that of the cenobitium and founded the Sacred Hermitage of Calmdoli with this goal in mind. Soon after the various communities established by Romuald began to develop, communities of nuns desired to share in this reform. Beginning under the guidance of Rudolf, the third Prior General of Camaldoli, they were accepted into the life of the Congregation. He founded the Monastery of San Pietro di Luco in Mugello near Florence to establish the model of their “Little Rule” in 1086. The Motherhouse of those who form a part of the Congregation of the Holy Hermitage is the Abbey of St. Anthony the Abbot in Rome, where the Abbess lives.

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