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: Penitent Daughters of Jesus

Description: This etched print features a representative member of a female religious order founded by King Louis IX of France (1214 – 1270 CE), on the suggestion of his mother, Blanche of Castile (1188 – 1252 CE). They called themselves “Penitent Daughters of Jesus,” or (with reference to their garments of sackcloth hemp) Saccariae, and lived in convents near St. Andrews in Paris. This order constituted a sort of female counterpart to the Brethren of the Sack, which spread rapidly in France and England but which the Council of Leyden dissolved in 1275 CE. In 1293, the remaining members of the Brethren were incorporated with other orders. The Daughters experienced a similar fate during the same period .

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