Publication

1998 - University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Ontario

Language

English

Word Count

118,500 words, Guess

Page Count

474 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads13964
  • LibraryThing2408667

Classifications

  • DDC267/.6224551
  • LCCBX814.C54 E37 1998

Description

"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."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryChurch historyConfraternitiesFlorence (italy), historyFlorence (Italy) -- Church history.Compagnia dell'Arcangelo Raffaello (Florence, Italy)Compagnia dell'Archangel Raffaello (Florence, Italy)

Other Editions

  • The boys of the Archangel Raphael: a youth confraternity in Florence, 1411-1785University of Toronto Press1998-01-01

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