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1709. Carta de frei João de Deus, religioso, para dona Pudenciana de Belém, religiosa.

Author(s)	João de Deus
Addressee(s)	Pudenciana de Belém
In English	Love letter written by the monk frei João de Deus to Dona Pudenciana de Belém, a nun. The author writes a love poem inspired by the addressee and sends it to her. Sister Ana da Encarnação, a Reverend Mother in the Convent of Santa Clara in Oporto, was prosecuted by the Inquisition and she defended herself by accusing a monk, frei João de Deus, of having affairs with several nuns. In order to prove it, she presented letters exchanged between him and two of the nuns. She also accused the monk of convincing her that, because she was a saint, she didn't need to follow religious precepts and she could commit "vile acts" with him. If there is no translation for the letter itself, you may copy the text (while using the view 'Standardization') and paste it to an automatic translator of your choice.

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~~só vós fostes primoroza por serdes pudencianna, Más q mto q assim fosseis, se sois Freira de sta Anna.~~

~~sta Anna May de Maria~~

~~sem duvida inspirou em vós, que vos lembrasseis de mim, homẽ, que todo sou voz.~~

~~sou voz sem ser do Baptista, que pregava penitencia, pois Eu só clamo, dizendo: he em Deos mta clemencia.~~

~~clemencia de q Deos uza com o q se arrepende, requerendo, q vigie porq sempre se ẽmende.~~

~~ẽmendarse, e arrepenserse he conceber contrição, consequencia de salvarse, se se seguir confissão.~~

~~quero ser vosso Devoto, pois q vós quereis ser minha, creyo, q faremos ambos sempre mui boa farinha.~~

~~A farinha significa o Pão do gran sacramto, q requer entre nós ambos hum grande arrependimto.~~

~~Requer arrependimto, sem o qual he impossivel receber em recebelo da graça accresentamto.~~

~~Accresentai minha Filha cada dia hũ momento à oração, e fazei deste peccador memento.~~

~~Servo Amante da sra Pudencianna Frei João de Deos~~