Abstract
The object of this study is to analyze a text written by Hernando de Talavera (ca. 1428 – 1507) for the Cistercian nuns of Avila: the Suma y breve compilacion. In it it is possible to trace how one of the main promoters of the reform planned by the catholic monarchs conceived feminine sanctity. According to Talavera, sanctity comes neither from exceptional abilities, nor from extreme practices. That is why the monastic life described by the author is a particularly controlled one. Never- theless, he also insists several times on the fact that nuns do not have to look for individual sanctity, but have to strive for sanctity within the community.
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