 | The Dévotes: Women and Church in Seventeenth-Century France Subjects: France -- Church history -- 17th century; Women in the Catholic Church -- France -- History -- 17th century; Monasticism and religious orders for women -- France -- History -- 17th century; In The Dévotes Elizabeth Rapley provides a detailed and comprehensive account of the feminization of the Church in seventeenth-century France and as far abroad as New France. Rapley Elizabeth : Elizabeth Rapley is adjunct professor of history at the University of Ottawa, and the author of The Dévotes: Women and Church in Seventeenth-Century France. |
