Miracles in Writing: Obstetric Intercessions, Scribal Relics, and Jesuit News in the Early Modern Global Cult of Ignatius of Loyola

The reputation of Ignatius of Loyola (c.1491–1556), the founder of the Society of Jesus, as a miracle-worker grew during the 1590s, which included his aid in childbirth through handwritten relics. This article examines obstetric miracles associated with Ignatius in the early modern world prior to hi...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greenwood, Jonathan E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Brill 2022
In: Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 338-356
Further subjects:B news
B Ignatius of Loyola
B Miracles
B handwritten relics
B dangerous pregnancies
B global cults
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Volltext (kostenfrei)

MARC

LEADER 00000naa a22000002 4500
001 1795329505
003 DE-627
005 20220311052535.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 220311s2022 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1163/22141332-09030002  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1795329505 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1795329505 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 1  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |a Greenwood, Jonathan E.  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a Miracles in Writing: Obstetric Intercessions, Scribal Relics, and Jesuit News in the Early Modern Global Cult of Ignatius of Loyola 
264 1 |c 2022 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a The reputation of Ignatius of Loyola (c.1491–1556), the founder of the Society of Jesus, as a miracle-worker grew during the 1590s, which included his aid in childbirth through handwritten relics. This article examines obstetric miracles associated with Ignatius in the early modern world prior to his canonization in 1622. Through his letters and signature, Ignatius rescued women and their offspring during dangerous and near-fatal deliveries; delayed certain neonatal mortalities long enough for a baptism to occur; and allowed the delivery of a dead fetus to save the mother’s life. While the claims had no bearing on the official declaration of his sainthood, the attributed miracles are emblematic of the concentric and transoceanic nature of his cult. Information and material pathways contributed to the promulgation of the founder’s sanctity in the confines of women in labor and childbirth that had their own patron saints for centuries. 
650 4 |a news 
650 4 |a global cults 
650 4 |a dangerous pregnancies 
650 4 |a handwritten relics 
650 4 |a Miracles 
650 4 |a Ignatius of Loyola 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Journal of Jesuit studies  |d Leiden : Brill, 2014  |g 9(2022), 3, Seite 338-356  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)784191859  |w (DE-600)2767728-X  |w (DE-576)404866786  |x 2214-1332  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:9  |g year:2022  |g number:3  |g pages:338-356 
856 |u https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/jjs/9/3/article-p338_002.pdf  |x unpaywall  |z Vermutlich kostenfreier Zugang  |h publisher [oa journal (via doaj)] 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1163/22141332-09030002  |x Resolving-System  |z kostenfrei  |3 Volltext 
856 4 0 |u https://brill.com/view/journals/jjs/9/3/article-p338_002.xml  |x Verlag  |z kostenfrei  |3 Volltext 
935 |a mteo 
936 u w |d 9  |j 2022  |e 3  |h 338-356 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 408779394X 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1795329505 
LOK |0 005 20220311052535 
LOK |0 008 220311||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 035   |a (DE-Tue135)IxTheo#2022-03-10#6C58AFAE77A74F39AEA6358229AB701593CB7B23 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a ixzs  |a zota 
OAS |a 1 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw