Cecilia Ferrazzi [SEP] date of birth
Cecilia Ferrazzi
Cecilia Ferrazzi (1609 – 17 January 1684) was a Counter-Reformation Catholic mystic whose life was extensively involved with the establishment and maintenance of women's houses of refuge in seventeenth century Italy.
Early life and career.
Born in Venice to a relatively prosperous artisanal family, daughter to Alvise di Martin Ferrazzi or Ferrazzo and Maddalena Polis, Ferrazzi aspired to become a nun from an early age, and showed a strong aversion to the idea of marriage. Unfortunately, her plans went astray due to the
1989–90): 119-132.
- E. Ann Matter: "Theories of the Passions and the Ecstacies of Late Medieval Religious Women" in Lisa Perfetti (ed) "The Representation of Women's Emotions in Medieval and Early Modern Culture": Gainesville: University Press of Florida: 2005:
See also.
- Cecilia Ferrazzi