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I believed, when I entered this convent, I was escaping from myself, but alas, poor me, I brought myself with me!

Juana Inés de la Cruz

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Juana Inés de la Cruz
Age: 46 †
Born: 1648
Born: November 12
Died: 1695
Died: April 17
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