Venerable Mary Ward: The Proto-Religious Sister Who Defied Church Rules
Mary Ward defied the Vatican, dressed her nuns like laypeople, and faced the Inquisition—all to revolutionize what religious women could become.
Mary Ward defied the Vatican, dressed her nuns like laypeople, and faced the Inquisition—all to revolutionize what religious women could become.
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