Meet Caritas Pirckheimer: Scholar, Abbess, and Renaissance Writer
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Meet Caritas Pirckheimer: Scholar, Abbess, and Renaissance Writer
When the Protestant Reformation swept through Nuremberg, one abbess refused to surrender her convent. Caritas Pirckheimer used scholarship, political connections, and years of literary experience to defend her community against reformers and city officials.
By Cait Stevenson
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More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caritas_Pirckheimer
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