Drawing upon 1800 letters, 500 of which have not been published before, the figure of Angelique Arnauld (1591-1661), the reformer abbess of Port-Royal, is revealed: she is strong-willed and strict. However, Angelique Arnauld expresses her pained helplessness in the face of royal sanctions against those who were from then on called the Jansenists.
Drawing upon 1800 letters, 500 of which have not been published before, the figure of Angelique Arnauld (1591-1661), the reformer abbess of Port-Royal, is revealed: she is strong-willed and strict. However, Angelique Arnauld expresses her pained helplessness in the face of royal sanctions against those who were from then on called the Jansenists.