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Between popes, inquisitors and princes : how the first Jesuits negotiated religious crisis in early modern Italy

Title
Between popes, inquisitors and princes : how the first Jesuits negotiated religious crisis in early modern Italy / by Jessica M. Dalton.
Author
Dalton, Jessica M.
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020.

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Description
x, 218 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
"In Venice in the last months of 1556, Jesuit priest Cesare Helmi faced a quandary about a grave matter: should he absolve a potentially dangerous heretic in the secret sacrament of confession? That week, a man had confessed to Helmi that he had 'erred in many matters' fundamental to the Catholic faith. He had been part of a sect of 'Anabaptists' and people who espoused 'other various heresies'. He had believed serious errors about 'sacramental matters', 'indulgences' and 'the authority of the pope'. He had even recruited others to join him in the sect. These were serious sins. This man was a heretic"--
Series Statement
St Andrews studies in Reformation history
Uniform Title
St. Andrews studies in Reformation history.
Subject
  • Jesuits > Italy > History
  • Jesuits
  • Italy
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Informational works.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The confident society: mission building 1540-1555 -- Collaboration, competition and conflict: the Jesuits and the Roman Inquisition -- Between the prince and the pope: Pius V and the rise of the Roman Inquisition -- Bargaining for autonomy: challenges and change at the close of the sixteenth century -- All roads lead to Rome: Jesuit agents and rebels at the close of the sixteenth century (1587-1605).
Call Number
JFE 21-3363
ISBN
  • 9789004413825
  • 9004413820
LCCN
2020011425
OCLC
1135583957
Author
Dalton, Jessica M., author.
Title
Between popes, inquisitors and princes : how the first Jesuits negotiated religious crisis in early modern Italy / by Jessica M. Dalton.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
St Andrews studies in Reformation history
St. Andrews studies in Reformation history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 21-3363
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