Francisca Hernández, was a Spanish mystic.[1]

She was a spiritual leader of the Alumbrados among the Franciscan friars of Valladolid. Her visions were influenced by erotic elements. She was the subject of a heresy process by the Spanish Inquisition, lasting between 1530 and 1534.

References

  1. Bainton, Roland (1977). Women of the Reformation: From Spain to Scandinavia. 3. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House. ISBN 9780800662486.
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