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...

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Main Author: Greenwood, Jonathan E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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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
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