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An abridgement of the life of St. Anne of Jesus, schooler and companion of St. Teresia of Jesus, of

Call Number:
Osborn b400
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper, in a single cursive hand, of an English version of Manrique's biography of Sister Ana de Jesus, a companion of St. Teresa of Avila who also founded Carmelite convents in France and the Spanish Netherlands
Description:
Done out of French.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Spain
Subject (Name):
Ana de Jesús, 1545-1621., Manrique, Angel, ca. 1577-1649., Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582., Discalced Carmelite Nuns., and Discalced Carmelite Nuns
Subject (Topic):
Catholics, Christian saints, Counter-Reformation, Devotional literature, English, English poetry, Mysticism, Catholic Church, Women, and Religious life
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > An abridgement of the life of St. Anne of Jesus, schooler and companion of St. Teresia of Jesus, of the holy order of our Lady of mount Carmel, [1693].

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Copy of a short account....of Ann Abbott of Ives, [ca. 1792].

Creator:
Abbott, Ann
Call Number:
Osborn c559
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in the hand of John Abbott, of some of the "accounts of Divine occurrences" written by his wife Ann. Topics include her first religious awakenings, temptations, and conversion; experiences of the Spirit at Quaker meetings; her struggles wi...
Description:
Pasted in on last page: ALS from William Button to his "uncel," February 1855.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Christian life, Conduct of life, Quakers, Spiritual biography, Women, Religious life, and Religious life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Copy of a short account....of Ann Abbott of Ives, [ca. 1792].

3.
Esther Edwards Burr journal : manuscript

Creator:
Burr, Esther Edwards
Published / Created:
1754-1757.
Call Number:
GEN MSS 1547 1
Container / Volume:
Box 1
Image Count:
54
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Epistolary diary by Esther Edwards Burr, consisting of autograph letters, signed and dated, sent in packets by Burr to her friend Sarah Prince (nicknamed Fidelia) between 1 October 1754 and 2 September 1757. Letters discuss Burr's daily activities, re...
Description:
Esther Edwards Burr (1732-1758), daughter of revivalist theologian Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Pierpont, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. In 1752, she married Aaron Burr, Sr., a minister and founder of the College of New Jersey, with whom she ha...
Subject (Geographic):
United States., United States, and New Jersey
Subject (Name):
Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757., Burr, Esther Edwards., Gill, Sarah, 1728-1771., and Edwards family.
Subject (Topic):
Child rearing, Women, Religious life, History, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Esther Edwards Burr journal : manuscript

4.
Instructions for a nun and the Passion according to St. John

Published / Created:
[between 1450 and 1500]
Call Number:
Beinecke MS 879
Image Count:
58
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript on paper containing 1) Instructions for a nun, addressed as "ma devote fille", by a priest, containing extensive Latin quotations, followed by their French translations, from the Bible, St. Augustine, St. Bernard, Cesarius of Arles, St. Gre...
Description:
In French.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Topic):
Didactic literature, French, Manuscripts, Medieval, Women, and Religious life
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Instructions for a nun and the Passion according to St. John