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Record Number:
7106
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Niles , John D
Contributor(s):
Title:
Why the Bishop of Florence Had to Get Married [The author analyzes the "adventus" ceremony in Florence when a new bishop took possession of his see. The ceremony included a ritual marriage with the abbess of San Pier Maggiore monastery. Miller argues that the bishop's outsider status and role as head of a lineage needed the connection with a highly placed abbess to symbolize his alliance with the city's most important political families. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Speculum 81, 4 (October 2006): Pages 1055 - 1091.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Abbesses
Bishops
Ceremonies
Florence
Florence- San Pier Maggiore, Benedictine House for Women
Marriage, Image of
Monasticism
Politics
Women in Religion
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Italy
Century:
13- 14- 15- 16
Primary Evidence:
Illustrations:
Table:
Abstract:
Author's Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2006.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00387134