1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780415403321

Autore

Eisenbichler Konrad

Titolo

The boys of the Archangel Raphael : a youth confraternity in Florence, 1411-1785 / / Konrad Eisenbichler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

1-282-02849-9

9786612028496

1-4426-7156-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (495 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

274.55105

Soggetti

Confraternities - Italy - History

Confraternities - Italy - Florence - History

HISTORY / Renaissance

Livres numeriques.

History

Church history

e-books.

Electronic books.

Florence (Italy) Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION: Boys in Hoods""; ""1 A City of Confraternities""; ""2 The Founding of the Arcangelo Raffaello and the Development of Youth Confraternities in Florence""; ""3 At the Ospedale della Scala (14305�1530)""; ""4 Prelates, Princes, and Priors""; ""5 The Move to Santa Maria Novella""; ""6 Rebirth""; ""7 The Confraternity and the Post-Tridentine Church""; ""8 Statutes and Administrative Structures""; ""9 Membership""; ""10 The Teaching of Christian Doctrine""; ""11 Religious Rituals""; ""12 Confraternity Feasts and Devotions""

13 Processions14 Sermons at the Arcangelo Raffaello -- 15 Fun and



Games -- 16 Theatre in the Confraternity -- 17 Theatre in the Seventeenth Century -- 18 Music in the Confraternity -- 19 Art in the Confraternity -- 20 The Obsequies for Grand Duke Cosimo II -- 21 The Final Years -- Epilogue -- APPENDICES -- 1 Guardian Fathers at the Arcangelo Raffaello -- 2 Father Correctors of the Arcangelo Raffaello -- 3 Chapel Masters at the Arcangelo Raffaello -- 4 Musical and Theatrical Performances at the Arcangelo Raffaello -- 5 Works of Art at the Arcangelo Raffaello

NOTESBIBLIOGRAPHY OF MANUSCRIPT SOURCES CITED -- BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLISHED WORKS CITED -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations

Sommario/riassunto

Confraternities and their contribution to the fabric of society have become invisible history for us today. Although their activities began in the Renaissance and continued until the end of the Enlightenment, confraternities have not yet found a place in the standard histories of the period, or even in the histories of religion or of the Church. With The Boys of the Archangel Raphael, Konrad Eisenbichler brings to light the daily life and history of one such organization from its founding in 1411 to its final suppression in 1785. While focusing on the Compagnia dell'Arcangelo Raffaello, the first confraternity to be established in Florence, the author also discusses other, similar organizations. By constantly comparing developments across several confraternities, the book provides us with insight into the entire phenomenon of premodern lay religious associations for youths. The study is firmly grounded on archival and contemporary documents, and covers a variety of fields of interest: social history, church history, the history of childhood, and the history of art, literature, and music. The Boys of the Archangel Raphael will be the authoritative work on youth confraternities for years to come. Winner of the Howard R. Marraro Prize of the American Catholic Historical Association.