LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Sheila Cassidy on becoming a nun

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Oct 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:51

Description

Author, doctor and former torture victim Sheila Cassidy on her decision to become a nun. She says that she has left her life as a surgeon behind and is ready to dedicate her life to God. She adds that her time in captivity in Chile deepened her religious belief. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Sheila Cassidy

Keywords

Religion; Medical sciences; Medicine (occupation); Christianity; Torture; Religious belief; Chile; Doctors; Sheila Cassidy; Religious practice; Surgeons; Nuns; Religious experience

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