Le ‘Indie’ della peste: il contributo gesuita all’ampliamento semantico del concetto di ‘martirio’

The Jesuit theological reflection has played an important role in the long process of redefining the semantic extension of the term ‘martyrdom’. The originality of the Jesuit contribution on the topic is evident in the reflection on the “martyrio per pestem”....

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Main Author: Sonia Isidori
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Language:English
Published: Viella Editrice 2023-04-01
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Online Access:https://storicamente.org/isidori_gesuiti_martirio_peste_muzio_vitelleschi
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description The Jesuit theological reflection has played an important role in the long process of redefining the semantic extension of the term ‘martyrdom’. The originality of the Jesuit contribution on the topic is evident in the reflection on the “martyrio per pestem”. Through the study of two consolatory letters written by General Muzio Vitelleschi and the analysis of the “litterae indipetae” it is possible to trace the fourth directive of action of the Jesuit missionary magisterium, the “Indies of the plague”, and to clarify the importance and vividness of Jesuit discussion on the martyrdom for charity. 
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spelling doaj-art-295cbe4ebbbf43eabbc16b0e63fe016d2025-08-20T02:00:51ZengViella EditriceStoricamente2282-60332023-04-0118110.52056/9791254691984/27Le ‘Indie’ della peste: il contributo gesuita all’ampliamento semantico del concetto di ‘martirio’Sonia Isidori0Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies - Boston College, Simboli Hall, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.The Jesuit theological reflection has played an important role in the long process of redefining the semantic extension of the term ‘martyrdom’. The originality of the Jesuit contribution on the topic is evident in the reflection on the “martyrio per pestem”. Through the study of two consolatory letters written by General Muzio Vitelleschi and the analysis of the “litterae indipetae” it is possible to trace the fourth directive of action of the Jesuit missionary magisterium, the “Indies of the plague”, and to clarify the importance and vividness of Jesuit discussion on the martyrdom for charity. https://storicamente.org/isidori_gesuiti_martirio_peste_muzio_vitelleschimartyrdomplaguejesuit missionsmartyrs of charityindipetaemuzio vitelleschi
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Le ‘Indie’ della peste: il contributo gesuita all’ampliamento semantico del concetto di ‘martirio’
Storicamente
martyrdom
plague
jesuit missions
martyrs of charity
indipetae
muzio vitelleschi
title Le ‘Indie’ della peste: il contributo gesuita all’ampliamento semantico del concetto di ‘martirio’
title_full Le ‘Indie’ della peste: il contributo gesuita all’ampliamento semantico del concetto di ‘martirio’
title_fullStr Le ‘Indie’ della peste: il contributo gesuita all’ampliamento semantico del concetto di ‘martirio’
title_full_unstemmed Le ‘Indie’ della peste: il contributo gesuita all’ampliamento semantico del concetto di ‘martirio’
title_short Le ‘Indie’ della peste: il contributo gesuita all’ampliamento semantico del concetto di ‘martirio’
title_sort le indie della peste il contributo gesuita all ampliamento semantico del concetto di martirio
topic martyrdom
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muzio vitelleschi
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