The case of a nun from Pescia who claimed to be the object of miraculous events but who upon further investigation turned out to be a woman of ill repute. — Judith C. Brown (image via National Gallery of Canada) Benedetta was truly an expert at the long con — in the course of her 20-plus years as a nun, she faked divine visions, fabricated some bogus stigmata on her palms and even carried on a multi-year lesbian affair. But weirdly enough, the smallest of Benedetta's lies undid her elaborate story.
A Woman to Know: Benedetta Carlini
A Woman to Know: Benedetta Carlini
A Woman to Know: Benedetta Carlini
The case of a nun from Pescia who claimed to be the object of miraculous events but who upon further investigation turned out to be a woman of ill repute. — Judith C. Brown (image via National Gallery of Canada) Benedetta was truly an expert at the long con — in the course of her 20-plus years as a nun, she faked divine visions, fabricated some bogus stigmata on her palms and even carried on a multi-year lesbian affair. But weirdly enough, the smallest of Benedetta's lies undid her elaborate story.