Abstract
Preserving action within the cloister : The compromise of the Toulouse Ursulines, 1604-1616 In 1604, the Ursuline congregation of Toulouse refused the monastic model to focus upon the catechising of local girls. Yet, in 1609, the "congrégées" decided to become cloistered nuns. What led them to this seemingly paradoxical decision ? At a time when their female apostolic mission was a stake, the Ursulines embraced claustration as a means to preserve their vocation. By 1616, they obtained papal permission to open the convent doors and teach day classes to externs ; in this way, they allied their catechising vocation with monastic stability and became one of the most renowned religious congregations of "Ancien Régime" France.
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