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: Sisters of Saint Cassian

Description: This etched print features a member of the monastic communities founded by John Cassian (360 – 435 CE) in fifth-century Gaul. Around 415 CE, the monastic innovator Cassian founded two monasteries near Marseilles, one for men, over the tomb of St. Victor, a martyr of the last Christian persecution under the Roman emperor Maximian (250 – 310 CE), and the other for women.

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