Women in early modern Europe had three roles in society: wife, mother, and nun. The Protestant rejection of celibacy in favour of marriage resulted in the dissolution of many monasteries. Some women resisted the assault on monasticism while other gladly rejected life in the convent and embraced the new doctrines. The reasons varied from persuasion to personal experiences. Ursula of Munsterberg left her convent in 1528 where she had been held hostage “under the Babylonian Captivity.” Apart from theological reasons (Luther described the Catholic Church in such terms), her family’s poverty and her poor health made life in the monastery unpleasant.