Abstract:In 1726, a Chinese mestiza woman named Ignacia del Espiritu Santo
(1663–1748) sought ecclesiastical approval for a beaterio, or house of
religious retreat for women, that she had founded in Manila. It was the
first such community intended for women of native, sangley and mestizo
origin. With the help of unnamed Jesuit collaborators, she composed a
constitution for the community, called La Compañia, outlining criteria
for admission and a series of requirements meant to structure th… Show more
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