Jesuit Sanctity: Hypothesizing the Continuity of a Hagiographic Narrative of the Modern Age

The introduction to this special issue provides some considerations on early modern sanctity as a historical object. It firstly presents the major shifts in the developing idea of sanctity between the late medieval period and the nineteenth century, passing through the early modern construction of s...

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Authors: Motta, Franco (Author) ; Rai, Eleonora (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14
Further subjects:B Jesuit identity
B Missionaries
B Jesuit hagiography
B theological legitimization
B Jesuit restoration
B early modern sanctity
B Martyrdom
B Jesuit suppression
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