The Life of Antoinette Micolon

Lierheimer (humanities, Hawaii Pacific U.) provides both a commentary and translation of this memoir of Antoinette Micolon, founder of six Ursuline convents in the Auvergne region of France during the first half of the seventeenth century. Micolon's life story gives us a vivid and detailed picture of the creation and spread of the new active religious congregations for women during this period and the motivations and the difficulties faced by the women who joined them. Dual language format. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR