Raffaella de' Sernigi

Raffaella de' Sernigi (1472 or 1473 – December 13, 1557) was an Augustinian nun identified as the author of at least one 16th century mystery play.[1]

She was born in Florence.[1] Her play Rappresentazione di Moisè quando Idio gli dette le leggie in sul monte Sinai (The play of Moses when God gave him the Law on Mount Sinai) was first published some time between 1550 and 1557. A second edition was published in 1578 after her death. It was a one act play written in verse and was most likely intended for performance in convents.[2]

She died in Florence at the age of 84. At that time, she had been the prioress of the Santa Maria della Disciplina convent for 35 years.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wilson, Katharina M (1991). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Volume 1. pp. 1146–47. ISBN 0824085477.
  2. ↑ Weaver, Elissa (2002). Convent Theatre in Early Modern Italy: Spiritual Fun and Learning for Women. pp. 123–26. ISBN 0521550823.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.