V. Alan McClelland

A Nun, a Convent, and the German Occupation of Belgium

History & Biography

“In the format of a diary, Mother Marie Georgine's account of the tribulations and antagonisms endured by her community of Ursuline nuns in German-occupied Belgium during the First World War is a document of considerable historical significance. The reader moves swiftly into the mind-set of this convert Englishwoman, her Christian subscription always preponderant. Professor Kollar has provided unintrusive editorship in bringing to light the often valiant role nuns played under military occupation.”