Conversion and Sanctity in Print: The Episode of Ignatius of Loyola and Isaac, the Roman Jew ca. 1600
Roman engraver Francesco Villamena (ca. 1565-1624) produced a print in 1600 that illustrated the life and miracles of Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Society of Jesus. It featured a conversion of a local Jew named Isaac described as the movement, possibly miraculously, of another&...
| Subtitles: | "Pillars of a Sacred World The 1622 Canonizations and the Rise of Modern Catholic Sanctity; Guest Editors: Franco Motta and Eleonora Rai" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2022
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| In: |
Journal of Early Modern Christianity
Year: 2022, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 271-295 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CE Christian art KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KCD Hagiography; saints KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Ignatius of Loyola
B Christian-Jewish interactions B Miracles B Sainthood B Early Modern Rome B Conversion |
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| Summary: | Roman engraver Francesco Villamena (ca. 1565-1624) produced a print in 1600 that illustrated the life and miracles of Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), the founder of the Society of Jesus. It featured a conversion of a local Jew named Isaac described as the movement, possibly miraculously, of another's heart by Ignatius. Villamena's engraving, however, must be contrasted with lives of Ignatius written by Pedro de Ribadeneyra (1526-1611). A Jesuit of Jewish ancestry, Ribadeneyra's accounts, like the Roman print, spoke of the conversion of Isaac. Its 1601 iteration, however, explicitly situated the event among the founder's miracles. This article examines the place of persons of Jewish ancestry in conceptions of Early Modern sanctity. With this case study, I will compare the print cultures of Rome and Madrid as well as visual and written accounts of this conversion to help us better understand the role of religious minorities in the determination of Catholic sainthood. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-6656 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Early Modern Christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/jemc-2022-2030 |