Before I took the veil, I was ornamented for the ceremony, and was clothed in a rich dress belonging to the Convent, which was used on such occasions; and placed not far from the altar in the chapel, in the view of a number of spectators who had assembled, perhaps about forty.
-- Maria Monk
   
Maria Monk   Name:
Maria Monk
Type:
Celebrity
Nationality:
Canadian
Birth:
1816
Death:
1849
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