abbess in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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In 1248, only 21 years old, she was elected abbess and ruled over the monastery for the next 49 years.
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Later she would be abbess from 1759 to 1776.
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Angle manages to slip undiscovered into the convent, where on the very same day she is to be installed as an abbess.
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These abbesses were often of noble birth, either direct or distant descendents of the family that founded the monastery.
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The abbess wanted to help and was carrying a basket of cutlery when she suffered a heart attack.
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The abbess nominated the mayor, and she frequently delegated the minting of coins to citizens of the city.
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During her time as an abbess she was able to secure royal charters for the abbey as well as having a new church built there.
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Abbesses exercised functions that were later reserved to the male diaconate and presbyterate.
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Eventually she became the abbess of the convent.
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Convents were run by abbesses, and this was an opportunity for women to have a position of authority.
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