In this article we examine the history of the convents of Santa Caterina, ruled by the Dominican order, and Santa Chiara, linked to the Friars Minor, in connection with mendicant Orders, urban life, and families. The convents were founded by knightly families in the first half of the 14th century in Palermo, which had lost its political role because of the king’s absence. Female figures and male presences have been studied in connection with the history of the city. In the 15th century the Observant Reform touched both convents, and quarrels broke out for the charge of abbess. From an economic point of view, Santa Caterina had always been the wealthiest convent in Palermo, while Santa Chiara was next to last in wealth.
Nell'articolo si ripercorre la storia dei monasteri femminili di Santa Caterina controllato dai domenicani e Santa Chiara legato ai minori, in relazione agli ordini mendicanti, al contesto urbano, ai legami familiari. I monasteri furono fondati da famiglie del ceto cavalleresco nella prima metà del Trecento nella città di Palermo, che aveva perso centralità politica per l’assenza del re. Le figure femminili e le presenze maschili sono state studiate in connessione con la storia cittadina. Nel Quattrocento la riforma degli ordini mendicanti portata avanti dagli osservanti domenicani e francescani generò aspri contrasti per la carica di badessa. Sul piano economico Santa Caterina era il monastero femminile più ricco della città, Santa Chiara si collocava al penultimo posto.
Patrizia Sardina (2017). Storie parallele: domenicane e clarisse a Palermo nei secoli XIV e XV tra ordini mendicanti e ceti nobiliari cittadini. In G.T. Colesanti, Garí B, N. Jornet-Benito (a cura di), Clarisas y dominicas. Modelos de implantación, filiación, promoción y devoción en la Península Ibérica, Cerdeña, Nápoles y Sicilia (pp. 173-193). Firenze : Firenze University Press.
Storie parallele: domenicane e clarisse a Palermo nei secoli XIV e XV tra ordini mendicanti e ceti nobiliari cittadini
Patrizia Sardina
2017-01-01
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In this article we examine the history of the convents of Santa Caterina, ruled by the Dominican order, and Santa Chiara, linked to the Friars Minor, in connection with mendicant Orders, urban life, and families. The convents were founded by knightly families in the first half of the 14th century in Palermo, which had lost its political role because of the king’s absence. Female figures and male presences have been studied in connection with the history of the city. In the 15th century the Observant Reform touched both convents, and quarrels broke out for the charge of abbess. From an economic point of view, Santa Caterina had always been the wealthiest convent in Palermo, while Santa Chiara was next to last in wealth.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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