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- Title
Gabrielle Suchon's Leaving the Convent.
- Authors
SCHUTTE, ANNE JACOBSON
- Abstract
The article briefly follows up on an article in a 2000 issue of the journal ("Gabrielle Suchon: un vie sans engagement?" by Sonia Bertolini), presenting additional historical evidence on the life of French proto-feminist author Gabrielle Suchon (c.1631-1703). Specifically, Catholic Church documents pertaining to her petition to the Pope to be released from her vows as a Dominican nun are discussed. The procedure for obtaining a "restitutio in integrum" (restoration to lay status) in the 17th century is discussed, as is the possible date of Suchon's release.
- Subjects
FRANCE; SUCHON, Gabrielle; EX-nuns; DOMINICAN sisters; FRENCH women authors; NUNS; CHURCH history -- 17th century; CHURCH records &; registers; BERTOLINI, Sonia; BIOGRAPHY (Literary form)
- Publication
Australian Journal of French Studies (Australian Journal of French Studies), 2010, Vol 47, Issue 3, p304
- ISSN
0004-9468
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3828/AJFS.47.3.304