The evolution of types of saints from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era
The paper considers whether it is possible and appropriate to differentiate between the types of saints in the Middle Ages and the early Modern Era in Europe. The study is based on the analysis of various types of sources, such as saints’ lives, protocols of canonization processes, and other church...
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| description | The paper considers whether it is possible and appropriate to differentiate between the types of saints in the Middle Ages and the early Modern Era in Europe. The study is based on the analysis of various types of sources, such as saints’ lives, protocols of canonization processes, and other church acts. The typologies of “old” (late antique and medieval) and “new” (represented by the so-called beati moderni) saints were compared. The differences between the medieval and the modern vision of sanctity in Catholic Church were revealed. The classifications of saints proposed by A. Voshe and M.Yu. Paramonova were discussed. A new classification of beati moderni was suggested. The specifics of canonization of “new saints” and the phenomenon of their emergence were explored. Using the results of the comparative analysis, it was concluded that “new saints” must be distinguished from the medieval ones, because they are a reflection of the realities and values of the early Modern Era. In many cases, they determined a new image of saints in Catholic Church, which has been common since the Council of Trent until the present times. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d505047a4b0546a090b18d39ad5f09782025-01-02T20:34:18ZengKazan Federal UniversityУченые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки2541-77382500-21712020-06-0116239811010.26907/2541-7738.2020.3.98-110The evolution of types of saints from the Middle Ages until the Modern EraN.I. Egorov0Kazan Federal University, Kazan, 420008 RussiaThe paper considers whether it is possible and appropriate to differentiate between the types of saints in the Middle Ages and the early Modern Era in Europe. The study is based on the analysis of various types of sources, such as saints’ lives, protocols of canonization processes, and other church acts. The typologies of “old” (late antique and medieval) and “new” (represented by the so-called beati moderni) saints were compared. The differences between the medieval and the modern vision of sanctity in Catholic Church were revealed. The classifications of saints proposed by A. Voshe and M.Yu. Paramonova were discussed. A new classification of beati moderni was suggested. The specifics of canonization of “new saints” and the phenomenon of their emergence were explored. Using the results of the comparative analysis, it was concluded that “new saints” must be distinguished from the medieval ones, because they are a reflection of the realities and values of the early Modern Era. In many cases, they determined a new image of saints in Catholic Church, which has been common since the Council of Trent until the present times.https://kpfu.ru/uz-eng-hum-2020-3-8.htmlsanctityearly modern eramedieval saintshagiographycults of “new saints” |
| spellingShingle | N.I. Egorov The evolution of types of saints from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки sanctity early modern era medieval saints hagiography cults of “new saints” |
| title | The evolution of types of saints from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era |
| title_full | The evolution of types of saints from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era |
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| title_short | The evolution of types of saints from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era |
| title_sort | evolution of types of saints from the middle ages until the modern era |
| topic | sanctity early modern era medieval saints hagiography cults of “new saints” |
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