Conformitas crucis Christi: Zum Motiv der Kreuzesnachfolge in der jesuitischen Druckgrafik des 17. Jahrhunderts im Licht der Vision von La Storta
This essay deals with the iconographie motif of Christ carrying the cross in the context of the vision of La Storta, which Ignatius of Loyola experienced in 1537. The motif appeared frequently in the spiritual literature of the Society of Jesus, and was included in the first illustrated edition of t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Institution of Catholic Studies
[2017]
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Archivum historicum Societatis Iesu
Year: 2017, Volume: 86, Issue: 171, Pages: 49-97 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CE Christian art KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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Catholic spiritual life
B Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556 B Jesuits History 17th century B Church History 17th century B Visions History 17th century |
| Summary: | This essay deals with the iconographie motif of Christ carrying the cross in the context of the vision of La Storta, which Ignatius of Loyola experienced in 1537. The motif appeared frequently in the spiritual literature of the Society of Jesus, and was included in the first illustrated edition of the Spiritual Exercises. Based on a range of written and visual sources, the study shows how representations of the vision at La Storta - an event that was central to Jesuit self-understanding - drew on existing devotional motifs relating to the carrying of the cross in the development of the Society's own iconographie programme. The allusion to Christ carrying the cross in representations of Ignatius's vision made this motif an ideal model for imitation in the Society, such that the Way of the Cross became a cornerstone of Jesuit spirituality and identity. (English) |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Jesuiten, Archivum historicum Societatis Iesu
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