Jeanne des Anges
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Jeanne des Anges, also known as Jeanne de Belcier, was a French Ursuline nun in Loudun, France. She became mother superior of the convent at a young age, but is chiefly remembered as a central figure
Portrait of Sister Marie Ieanne des Anges, Ursuline, died on the 29th. Ianvier 1665.
Loudun possessions
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The Loudun possessions, also known as the Loudun possessed affair, was a notorious witchcraft trial that took place in Loudun, Kingdom of France, in 1634. A convent of Ursuline nuns said they had been
Jeanne des Anges
…nun in Loudun, France. She became mother superior of the convent at a young age, but is chiefly remembered as a central figure in the case of the possessed of Loudun in 1632, which led, after witch trials, to the burning at the stake of the priest Urbain Grandier two years later. Jeanne de Belcier was born at Cozes…
Urbain Grandier, who was convicted and executed as a result of the Loudun possessions
Church of Saint Peter, Loudun (fr)
Urbain Grandier's alleged diabolical pact