Pudentiana Deacon

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Pudentiana Deacon
Title page of Pudentiana Deacon Delicious Entertainments of the Soule 1632
Title page of Pudentiana Deacon's Delicious Entertainments of the Soule, 1632 (LUNA: Folger)
BornElizabeth Deacon
c. 1580
Middlesex
Died21 Dec. 1645
OccupationBenedictine nun; translator
LanguageEnglish
Notable workDelicious Entertainments of the Soule (1632)
RelativesJohn Deacon (father; died 1618)
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Saint Francis de Sales (canonized 1665) MET DP802404
Saint Francis de Sales (canonized 1665), drawing, anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century (MET, 80.3.505)

Pudentiana Deacon (born Elizabeth;[1] c. 1580 – 21 Dec. 1645) was a Benedictine nun now known for her translation of Les vrais entretiens spirituels ("the authentic spiritual conferences") by Francis de Sales (1557–1662).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Goodrich was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Blom, Frans, and Jos Blom. "Introductory note." Pudentiana Deacon, Printed Writings 1500–1640: Series I, Part Three, Volume 4. Routledge/Ashgate, 2002. ISBN 9780754604433