Demons in the Convent: Nicolas de Montmorency - Manna absconditum (1616)

Nicolas de Montmorency, Manna absconditum, seu Spiritualis dulcedinis. Apud Petrum Henningium (Peter Henning), 1616.    Not an inherently spooky book, Manna Absconditum seu Spiritualis Dulcedinis (Hidden Manna, or Spiritual Sweetness) is a series of prayers, contemplations, and holy exercises, compiled by Nicolas de Montmorency.Nicolas demonstrated his piousness in 1604 by also founding a Bridgettine convent in Lille, in what was the the Spanish Netherlands. Lovely. Picturesque.In 1611, a group of nuns were said to be possessed by demons in Aix-en-Provence. A young noble woman, Madeleine de Demandolx, confessed a sultry intimacy with the local priest, Father Gaufridi. She was sent to a convent in Aix where she began to exhibit signs of possession, which spread to other nuns. Exorcists were called in to no avail. Gaufridi was sent to the Inquisition in Avignon & ultimately signed a confession & was executed. Madeleine & the other nuns were immediately released of their demon