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Perception and treatment of melancholy in the writings of Hildegard of Bingen (c. 1098-1179)
Published 2021-12-01“… Hildegard of Bingen (c. 1098-1179) was a medieval nun and an abbess, a mystic, a composer, a poet, an author of medical treatises, and one of the few women at the time who wrote both theological and scientific texts. …”
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Potridentské překračování hranic klausury Svatojiřského kláštera na Pražském hradě jako potvrzení „odvěké“ prestiže
Published 2018-12-01“…In the field of an active enclosure, it was mainly the participation of a St. George’s abbess in the coronations of Bohemians queens, in the case of a passive enclosure, the visits of the members of the ruling dynasty and the presence of official guests at the coronations of princessabbesses. …”
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L’Antiphonaire d’Oosteeklo et son enlumineur (Cornelia van Wulfschkercke ?)
Published 2015-06-01“…A remarkable colophon discloses the identity of its patroness, Quentine de Mastaing, abbess of the Cistercian convent of Oosteeklo. It also mentions the name of the two scribes and the year of completion of the manuscript (1498). …”
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Kláštory klarisiek v Uhorsku – alternatíva spoločenského uplatnenia šľachtických žien v ranom novoveku
Published 2011-01-01“…The cloistral life restricted them from making social and family contacts; on the other hand it offered some of them the oppor- tunity for self-realization. Abbesses had the possibility to govern the community of women, to manage large properties, and command employees and servants. …”
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A morte e a memória no Mosteiro de Lorvão
Published 2025-01-01“…On the other hand, we will explore the ‘female agency’, analysing whether the testimonies gleaned from these rituals and liturgical practices –originating from a milieu crafted by and for men– permit insights into the active role played by nuns and abbesses in this sacred sphere.…”
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