Maria Monk
Maria Monk
Maria Monkwas a Canadian woman whose book Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk, or, The Hidden Secrets of a Nun’s Life in a Convent Exposedclaimed to expose systematic sexual abuse of nuns and infanticide of the resulting children by Catholic priests in her convent in Montreal. The book became a best-seller...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCelebrity
CountryCanada
lived
I was born at St. John's, where they lived for a short time.
except morning prayers recreation relieved
We had now and then a recreation day, when we were relieved from our customary labor, and from all prayers except those for morning and evening.
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The Bishop, as I have remarked, was not very dignified on all occasions, and sometimes acted in such a manner as would not have appeared well in public.