Benedetta Carlini was an Italian Catholic nun. As abbess of the Convent of the Mother of God at Pescia, she was best known for her claims of experiencing mystic visions as well as a reported lesbian relationship with a nun. Her scandalous career resulted in life imprisonment until her death in 1661.
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Lived 1590 to 1661 · aged 71
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