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Record Number: 7371 Author(s)/Creator(s): Linehan , Peter. Contributor(s): Title: Zamora's Nuns in the Oven [Dominican Friars were accused of scandalous affairs with the nuns of Zamora; the Pope's efforts to curb the mendicant orders and force strict enclosure on nuns may have been in reaction to the well-known case at Zamora]. Source: History Today 47, 3 (March 1997): Pages 46 - 51. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Bishops Clergy- Sexual Behavior Dominican Order Mendicant Orders Monasticism Monks Nuns Politics Sexuality Zamora, Zamora, Spain- Women's Monastery of Las Duenas Award Note: Geographic Area: Iberia Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Eight figures. A map of thirteenth-century Zamora. Color illustration of scenes involving nuns from the "Cantigas de Santa Maria." Portrait of Pope Clement IV (1265-1268) who transferred authority over the female order from the bishop to the Dominicans. A photograph of Las Dueñas today. A color illustration from the Decameron showing a nun in bed embracing her lover. A color portrait of St. Dominic from a 1340 polyptych. A portrait of Munio of Zamora who rose in the Dominican order but was dismissed from his high office, possibly because of the scandal at Zamora. Portrait of Sancho IV (1284-1295) who supported Munio of Zamora. Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Cambridge Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00182753

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