Earhly Angels - Earthly Angels: Music From 17th Century Nun Convents (CD)

Release Date: 01/01/18

In the Duchy of Milan in what is now northern Italy, it was a common practice in the 17th century for young girls to ent

In the Duchy of Milan in what is now northern Italy, it was a common practice in the 17th century for young girls to enter a convent. In many cases, this was because of circumstances rather than devotion and could not be described as voluntary: at the time, the dowry that a bride’s family was expected to pay her groom on marriage had become incredibly large and hence in many cases unaffordable.