«A maggior gloria di Dio». Le gesuitesse in Italia tra Cinque e Seicento

Translated title of the contribution: [Autom. eng. transl.] "For the Greater Glory of God". The Jesuits in Italy between the 16th and 17th Centuries

Fabio Arlati*

*Corresponding author

Research output: Book/ReportBook

Abstract

The book investigates the emergence in Italy between the 16th and 17th centuries of the so-called “Jesuitesses”, i.e. congregations of laywomen inspired by the spirituality of the Society of Jesus. Sources in the Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu show that in the early modern period various Jesuit spiritual directors helped many women, especially nobles, to set up communities without eclosure, dedicated to practices of spiritual improvement and educational activities similar to those of their confessors. In addition to providing a census of these congregations, the study examines the innovations of their forma vitae and analyzes the attitudes, at times supportive and at times oppositional, that territorial princes, bishops, Jesuit generals, the Holy Office, Roman congregations, and popes took towards the Jesuitesses.
Translated title of the contribution[Autom. eng. transl.] "For the Greater Glory of God". The Jesuits in Italy between the 16th and 17th Centuries
Original languageItalian
PublisherFirenze University Press
Number of pages339
Volume2024
ISBN (Print)979-12-215-0325-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Storia delle donne
  • Gesuitesse
  • Gesuiti
  • Congregazioni laicali femminili
  • Italia
  • female lay piety
  • Women’s History
  • Jesuitesses
  • Jesuits
  • Laywomen’s congregations
  • Italy
  • pietà laica femminile

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