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Magdelaine Bavent

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French nun, condemned for witchcraft (1602-1652)

FranceWritersLived 1602 to 1652 · aged 50
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Magdelaine Bavent also spelled Madelaine Bavent, (1602-1652) was an orphaned French child and nun who lived in several convents, where she was repeatedly assaulted, including a convent in Louviers. She was one of the prominent women accused of witchcraft at the convent.

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Magdelaine Bavent also spelled Madelaine Bavent, (1602-1652) was an orphaned French child and nun who lived in several convents, where she was repeatedly assaulted, including a convent in Louviers. She was one of the prominent women accused of witchcraft at the convent. After her conviction of demonic possession in 1647, she was sentenced to life imprisonment. She died at 49 in the Rouen prison.

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Lived 1602 to 1652 · aged 50
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