Monastero delle Vergini
The Monastero delle Vergini was later suppressed, demolished and the area included in the Arsenale in the 1800s as a prison. It was at times one of the rowdier nunneries in Venice.
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Feasts and Celebrations in Venice
The calendar of feasts and celebrations in Venice was full of events which are now largely forgotten.
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Monachini, Moneghini — Lessico Veneto
“Monachini, Moneghini” from the Lessico Veneto (1851) by Fabio Mutinelli, translated by René Seindal.