BELLEFOND (Marie-Eléonore de). Les Œuvres spirituelles de Ma - Lot 399

BELLEFOND (Marie-Eléonore de). Les Œuvres spirituelles de Madame de Bellefont, religieuse, fondatrice & supérieure du Convent de Nôtre-Dame des Anges, de l'Ordre de Saint Benoist, à Roüen. Paris, Hélie Josset, 1688. In-8 tan calf, ornate spine, red title page (contemporary binding). Some light rubbing. Marie-Éléonore de Bellefond (1604-1665) was a French nun and abbess of the monastery of Port-Royal. A member of the nobility, she played an important role in the Jansenist movement, supporting the spiritual and educational reform of her abbey. Her religious commitment made her an influential figure in 17th-century Catholic reform. A fine copy. Handwritten bookplate of the Convent and Hospital of Charity of Grainville. Bookplate JM.