A “Spiritual War of Words”: Lorenzo da Brindisi and Capuchin Polemical Preaching in Early-Modern Prague
This article considers the little-known Italian Capuchin friar Lorenzo da Brindisi (1559-1619), Roman Catholicism’s “Apostolic Doctor.” An accomplished preacher, missionary, linguist, and leader of his order, Lorenzo directed, beginning in 1599, the first papally commissioned Capuchin mission to the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Catholic University of America Press
2017
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The catholic historical review
Year: 2017, Volume: 103, Issue: 1, Pages: 50-72 |
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Capuchin order
B Lorenzo B da Brindisi B Polykarp B early-modern polemical preaching B Leyser the Elder B Kingdom of Bohemia |
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| Summary: | This article considers the little-known Italian Capuchin friar Lorenzo da Brindisi (1559-1619), Roman Catholicism’s “Apostolic Doctor.” An accomplished preacher, missionary, linguist, and leader of his order, Lorenzo directed, beginning in 1599, the first papally commissioned Capuchin mission to the religiously divided Kingdom of Bohemia. Based on a study of his surviving recorded sermons, sermon plans, and autobiographical reflections, this article examines two strategies employed by Lorenzo to combat heresy in Prague: routine polemical preaching and engagement in theological disputations that relied on verbal violence, constant appeals to Sacred Scripture, and theatricality. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-0708 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic historical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cat.2017.0002 |