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Brides of Christ

1991 · 1 season, 6 episodes · miniseries

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Seasons and episodes Brides of Christ

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Season 1

1991 · 6 episodes · about 6h

1. Diane55 min

Diane is due to be married but unsure of her feelings for her husband to be and her strong feelings of faith, she shocks her family by deciding to enter the Santo Spirito convent as a postulant.

2. Frances55 min

New to the school and coming from a broken home, Frances struggles to find friends, and a place in the stratified world of boarding school.

3. Ambrose55 min

Vatican II causes turmoil in the Order with its instructions for change and simplification within the Church. A lay teacher arrives at the convent.

4. Rosemary55 min

Rosemary, a student at the convent school, struggles with her own awakening independence and education about her sexuality, from which she has been sheltered.

5. Paul55 min

Sister Paul is a born teacher who joined the convent at 18 and is happy in her vocation. At 24 she goes home to attend a family wedding and meets up with radical priest, Jack Delahunty, who changes her life.

6. Catherine55 min

While Mother Ambrose is in Rome, Agnes is in charge. She asks Catherine to teach the official line against contraception and Catherine begins to find the compromises she is forced to make as a nun almost overwhelming.

Season summaries1 season, 6 episodes

Season 1

1991 · 6 episodes · about 6h

1 season, 6 episodes, about 6h in total, from September 4, 1991 to October 9, 1991. Episodes run about 55 min.

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What is it about? Brides of Christ

A story of devotion in a time of controversy

Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church as a whole. Told in six parts, Diane faces her own demons and has to finally decide if she can teach what the Church preaches, or if it's simply impossible for her to reconcile all the contradictions of the faith and uphold her vow of obedience.

Genre: drama. Themes: australia, roman catholic church, 1960s.

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Details Brides of Christ

Poster: Brides of Christ
First episode
September 4, 1991
Last episode
October 9, 1991
Status
miniseries
Network
ABC TV
Countries
Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom
Original language
English
Studios
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, RTÉ, Roadshow Coote & Carroll, Australian Film Commission, Australian Film Finance Corporation, Channel 4 Television

Frequently asked questions

How many seasons does Brides of Christ have?

1 season, 6 episodes. The last episode aired October 9, 1991.

Who’s in Brides of Christ?

Brenda Fricker, Sandy Gore, Josephine Byrnes, Lisa Hensley, Louise Pajo, Paul Williams, Frank Gallacher, Bianca Sulkowicz, Peter Braunstein, and Hazel Phillips. Created by Penny Chapman.

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