How do saints acquire intercessory powers, and how are these powers functional in supporting and expanding their cult? How do saint cults travel and change over time to reflect both the local and global interests of political and religious powers? This essay attempts to answer these questions through the lens of one of the many 'disaster saints' that grace the pantheon of Catholic Christendom, St Francisco Borja (1510-1572).
The Making of a Transnational Disaster Saint: Francisco Borja, Patron Saint of Earthquakes from The Andes to Europe / Azzolini, Monica. - STAMPA. - (2023), pp. 272-292.
The Making of a Transnational Disaster Saint: Francisco Borja, Patron Saint of Earthquakes from The Andes to Europe
Azzolini, Monica
2023
Abstract
How do saints acquire intercessory powers, and how are these powers functional in supporting and expanding their cult? How do saint cults travel and change over time to reflect both the local and global interests of political and religious powers? This essay attempts to answer these questions through the lens of one of the many 'disaster saints' that grace the pantheon of Catholic Christendom, St Francisco Borja (1510-1572).File in questo prodotto:
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