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Sister Virginia Maria (born Marianna de Leyva y Marino; December 4, 1575 – January 17, 1650) was an Italian nun. She gave birth to two children fathered by a local aristocrat, and had connived in the murder of another nun to cover up the affair. This took place in Monza, in northern Italy, at the beginning of the 17th century. Following this scandal she became widely known as the Nun of Monza. Her life inspired one of the characters in Alessandro Manzoni's novel The Betrothed, which has also been dramatized several times. Mario Mazzucchelli's book The Nun of Monza (1963) presents a nonfictional account of Sister Viriginia's life, drawing upon historical records (including testimonies exacted by the Catholic Church during the investigation into Sister Viriginia's crimes).
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Marianna de Leyva y Marino 4 December 1575 Milan, Duchy of Milan, Italy
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17 January 1650 (aged 74) Milan, Duchy of Milan, Italy
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