Narducci da Paradiso Domenica (1473-1533)

Domenica Naducci was a woman who used her mystical and visionary experiences, as well as more traditional interpretive methods, to open up Scripture for her contemporaries. Her messages often challenged the status quo, most notably her reinterpretation of the traditional understanding of Paul’s mandate that women to be silent in the assembly. She did not intend to offer an academic knowledge of Scripture, but an understanding of faith based on a direct relationship with God.