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Madame Swetchine - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) |
 | | MADAME SWETCHINE (1782-1857), Russian mystic, whose maiden name was Soymanof, was born in Moscow, and under the influence of Joseph de Maistre became a member of the Roman Catholic Church in 1815. |
| | Though not physically beautiful she had a personality of rare spiritual charm, nurtured in the private chapel of her house. |
| | Her husband, General Swetchine, was 25 years her senior. |
| www.1911ency.org /S/SW/SWETCHINE_MADAME.htm (171 words) |
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