Sister Luke

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Sister Luke is the dedicated yet internally conflicted Belgian nun who serves as the central protagonist in Kathryn Hulme’s novel and its film adaptation "The Nun’s Story."

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Sister Luke canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
affiliation Catholic nursing order ⓘ
appearsIn The Nun's Story (1956 novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story (1959 film) ⓘ
linked to: The Nun's Story
basedOn Marie Louise Habets ⓘ
centralThemeInvolvement conflict between duty and conscience ⓘ
identity and self-sacrifice ⓘ
characterTrait compassionate ⓘ
dedicated ⓘ
independent ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ
internally conflicted ⓘ
obedient ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Belgium ⓘ
createdBy Kathryn Hulme ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Nun's Story ⓘ
filmDirectorCollaboration Fred Zinnemann ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1959 (film adaptation) ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasGivenName Gabrielle ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryGenre psychological drama ⓘ
nationality Belgian ⓘ
notableFor inner spiritual conflict ⓘ
struggle with vows of obedience ⓘ
notableSceneContext medical work in Congo ⓘ
moral choices during wartime Belgium ⓘ
religious training in convent ⓘ
occupation nun ⓘ
portrayedBy Audrey Hepburn ⓘ
profession nurse ⓘ
protagonistOf The Nun's Story (film) ⓘ
linked to: The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story (novel) ⓘ
linked to: The Nun's Story
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
settingOfLife Belgian Congo ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ
strugglesWith conflict between vocation and individuality ⓘ
personal pride ⓘ
religious obedience ⓘ
takesReligiousName Sister Luke ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
pre-World War II ⓘ
workPublicationYear 1956 (novel) ⓘ

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