Using Justice and Mercy: Antoninus of Florence on the Punishment of Heresy
Antoninus of Florence (1389–1459) wrote extensively on moral theology, confession, and matters of Christian practice. His Summa moralis recorded much of his thought on these matters. Comparatively little has been written about the archbishop’s thought on heresy, particularly concerning the Fraticell...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Catholic University of America Press
2022
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The catholic historical review
Year: 2022, Volume: 108, Issue: 2, Pages: 287-305 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Antonin, Florenz, Erzbischof, Heiliger 1389-1459
/ Heresy
/ Punishment
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages RB Church office; congregation SB Catholic Church law |
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Dominican Order
B Giovanni de’ Cani B Heresy B PASTORAL LITERATURE B Antoninus of Florence B Fraticelli |
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| Summary: | Antoninus of Florence (1389–1459) wrote extensively on moral theology, confession, and matters of Christian practice. His Summa moralis recorded much of his thought on these matters. Comparatively little has been written about the archbishop’s thought on heresy, particularly concerning the Fraticelli. His treatment of heretics offered mercy for those who recanted but strict justice for those who did not. Antoninus’s trial of Giovanni de’ Cani, accused of Fraticelli sympathies, illustrates these themes. Offered chances to recant, he refused and was condemned to death. However, these ideas on heretics and their trials largely disappeared from Antoninus’s reputation as saint and exemplary bishop. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-0708 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic historical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/cat.2022.0037 |