On 11 August 1676, a 31-year-old nun was found on the floor of her convent cell, her face doused in ink, clutching a note scrawled in an unintelligible mix of symbols and letters. The sister ...

The letter [Photo: Courtesy] The letter is said ... He explained: "I personally believe that the nun had a good command of languages, which allowed her to invent the code, and may have suffered ...

Spain 1640, the reverend superior nun Mariana, attends the death of her younger sister, Isabel's husband, who is overcome with hopelessness and heartache. Isabel then kisses and caresses the ...