LEADER 04548nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910812894003321 005 20230925175242.0 010 $a1-281-12560-1 010 $a9786611125608 010 $a0-226-24448-2 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226244488 035 $a(CKB)1000000000407129 035 $a(EBL)408189 035 $a(OCoLC)476227862 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000107866 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11703687 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000107866 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10015011 035 $a(PQKB)10433531 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408189 035 $a(DE-B1597)535643 035 $a(OCoLC)1055284306 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226244488 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408189 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10209966 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL112560 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000407129 100 $a19960614d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAutobiography of an aspiring saint /$fCecilia Ferrazzi ; transcribed, translated, and edited by Anne Jacobson Schutte 210 1$aChicago :$cUniversity of Chicago Press,$d1996. 215 $a1 online resource (135 pages) 225 1 $aOther voice in early modern Europe 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-226-24447-4 311 0 $a0-226-24446-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 91-96) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction to the Series --$tList of Abbreviations --$tIntroduction --$tNote on the Translation --$tTestimony of Ferrazzi Preceding Her Autobiography --$tAutobioraphy of Cecilia Ferrazzi --$tAppendix 1 Persons Mentioned in the Text --$tAppendix 2 Places Mentioned in the Text --$tGlossary --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aCharged by the Venetian Inquisition with the conscious and cynical feigning of holiness, Cecelia Ferrazzi (1609-1684) requested and obtained the unprecedented opportunity to defend herself through a presentation of her life story. Ferrazzi's unique inquisitorial autobiography and the transcripts of her preceding testimony, expertly transcribed and eloquently translated into English, allow us to enter an unfamiliar sector of the past and hear 'another voice'-that of a humble Venetian woman who had extraordinary experiences and exhibited exceptional courage. Born in 1609 into an artisan family, Cecilia Ferrazzi wanted to become a nun. When her parents' death in the plague of 1630 made it financially impossible for her to enter the convent, she refused to marry and as a single laywoman set out in pursuit of holiness. Eventually she improvised a vocation: running houses of refuge for "girls in danger," young women at risk of being lured into prostitution. Ferrazzi's frequent visions persuaded her, as well as some clerics and acquaintances among the Venetian elite, that she was on the right track. The socially valuable service she was providing enhanced this impresssion. Not everyone, however, was convinced that she was a genuine favorite of God. In 1664 she was denounced to the Inquisition. The Inquisition convicted Ferrazzi of the pretense of sanctity. Yet her autobiographical act permits us to see in vivid detail both the opportunities and the obstacles presented to seventeenth-century women. 410 0$aOther voice in early modern Europe. 606 $aCatholics$zItaly$zVenice$vBiography 606 $aWomen$zItaly$zVenice$vBiography 606 $aInquisition$zItaly$zVenice$xHistory$y17th century$vSources 607 $aVenice (Italy)$vBiography 610 $aautobiography, autobiographical, biography, venetian inquisition, holiness, holy, saint, catholic saints, catholicism, christianity, christians, religion, faith, testimony, testimonial, translated work, translation, courage, bravery, nun, devotion, convent, vocation, prostitution, sanctity, 17th century, italy, venice, europe, history, historical, interrogation, persecution, counter-reformation, refuge, mystic, gender, dissimulation, imprisonment. 615 0$aCatholics 615 0$aWomen 615 0$aInquisition$xHistory 676 $a282/.092 676 $aB 700 $aFerrazzi$b Cecilia$f1609-1684.$01662972 701 $aSchutte$b Anne Jacobson$0154162 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812894003321 996 $aAutobiography of an aspiring saint$94019969 997 $aUNINA