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Record Number:
16303
Author(s):
Niles, John D
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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.
Year of Publication:
2006.
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Record Number:
8085
Author(s):
Strocchia, Sharon T.
Contributor(s):
Title :
Naming a Nun: Spiritual Exemplars and Corporate Identity in Florentine Convents, 1450-1530 [A newly professed nun frequently took a new name to mark her separation from the world and integration into a monastic community. This practice only slowly became common, especially for older girls entering monasteries. By the end of the fifteenth century, the practice, once sporadic, had become the norm. Names with classical or literary resonances were among those most frequently changed to more pious ones. Communities controlled their own naming practices, recycling the names of respected sisters for generations. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Society and Individual in Renaissance Florence. Edited by William J. Connell . University of California Press, 2002. Speculum , 81., 4 (October 2006): Pages 215 - 240.
Year of Publication:
2002.