Constitutions pour les religieuses de l'ordre de l'annonciade céleste, fondé à Genes en l'Année 1604.

This volume gathers the foundational statutes that guided the sisters of the Annunciation, a contemplative community founded in early‑17th‑century Geneva. The text opens with a solemn papal endorsement, emphasizing the order’s commitment to a life detached from worldly ties and devoted to a celestial marriage with Christ. Written originally in Italian and rendered into French in the mid‑1600s, the document reflects the careful balance of spiritual discipline and practical governance expected of the convent’s priories and its members.

Readers will encounter detailed directives on daily prayer, communal living, and the hierarchical responsibilities that shape the monastery’s rhythm. The language, a blend of formal Latin formulas and French exposition, offers a window into the ecclesiastical bureaucracy of the era while preserving the heartfelt aspirations of the nuns themselves. For anyone interested in the history of monastic life, this work provides a rare glimpse into the lived rules that sustained a devoted sisterhood for generations.