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: Celestial Annunciades

Description: This etched print features a representative member of the Celestial Annunciades, a religious order for women founded by Maria Vittoria Fornari (1562-1617 CE) at Genoa. Pope Clement VIII (1536 – 1605 CE) approved the order’s constitutions in 1604, placing the Order under the Rule of Saint Augustine. The cloister is unusually rigid, and the members devote much of their time to preparing vestments and altar linen for poor churches.

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