St Anne, a woman of substance: Tracing the cult of St Anne in the Kingdom of Valencia

St Anne, a woman of substance: Tracing the cult of St Anne in the Kingdom of Valencia

This study examines the incipient cult of St Anne in Valencia during the fifteenth century, using evidence such as census data to show growing interest in the saint and her cult. From a close study of Isabel de Villena’s <em>Vita Christi</em> and Joan Roís de Corella’s <em>Vida de...

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Main Author: Lesley Karen Twomey
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universitat de Girona; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2017-12-01
Series:Studia Aurea: Revista de Literatura Española y Teoría Literaria del Renacimiento y Siglo de Oro
Subjects:
culto de santa anna
la mujer sabia de proverbios
oralidad y oraciones
la onomástica en valencia de fines del siglo xv
Online Access:https://studiaaurea.com/article/view/256
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spelling doaj-7cf5601ac1f04d009e5f8c73363e64a32021-02-16T15:25:37ZcatUniversitat de Girona; Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaStudia Aurea: Revista de Literatura Española y Teoría Literaria del Renacimiento y Siglo de Oro1988-10882017-12-0111020523610.5565/rev/studiaaurea.256179St Anne, a woman of substance: Tracing the cult of St Anne in the Kingdom of ValenciaLesley Karen Twomey0University of NorthumbriaThis study examines the incipient cult of St Anne in Valencia during the fifteenth century, using evidence such as census data to show growing interest in the saint and her cult. From a close study of Isabel de Villena’s <em>Vita Christi</em> and Joan Roís de Corella’s <em>Vida de santa Anna</em> [Life of St Anne], this essay advances the hypothesis that the cult of St Anne in the kingdom centred on St Anne’s intervention for wives unable to conceive rather than on her role as a teacher of the Virgin as in other parts of Europe. St Anne’s role as a wise woman, evidenced in Valencian iconography, took a very different path.https://studiaaurea.com/article/view/256culto de santa annala mujer sabia de proverbiosoralidad y oracionesla onomástica en valencia de fines del siglo xv
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St Anne, a woman of substance: Tracing the cult of St Anne in the Kingdom of Valencia
Studia Aurea: Revista de Literatura Española y Teoría Literaria del Renacimiento y Siglo de Oro
culto de santa anna
la mujer sabia de proverbios
oralidad y oraciones
la onomástica en valencia de fines del siglo xv
author_facet Lesley Karen Twomey
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title St Anne, a woman of substance: Tracing the cult of St Anne in the Kingdom of Valencia
title_short St Anne, a woman of substance: Tracing the cult of St Anne in the Kingdom of Valencia
title_full St Anne, a woman of substance: Tracing the cult of St Anne in the Kingdom of Valencia
title_fullStr St Anne, a woman of substance: Tracing the cult of St Anne in the Kingdom of Valencia
title_full_unstemmed St Anne, a woman of substance: Tracing the cult of St Anne in the Kingdom of Valencia
title_sort st anne, a woman of substance: tracing the cult of st anne in the kingdom of valencia
publisher Universitat de Girona; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
series Studia Aurea: Revista de Literatura Española y Teoría Literaria del Renacimiento y Siglo de Oro
issn 1988-1088
publishDate 2017-12-01
description This study examines the incipient cult of St Anne in Valencia during the fifteenth century, using evidence such as census data to show growing interest in the saint and her cult. From a close study of Isabel de Villena’s <em>Vita Christi</em> and Joan Roís de Corella’s <em>Vida de santa Anna</em> [Life of St Anne], this essay advances the hypothesis that the cult of St Anne in the kingdom centred on St Anne’s intervention for wives unable to conceive rather than on her role as a teacher of the Virgin as in other parts of Europe. St Anne’s role as a wise woman, evidenced in Valencian iconography, took a very different path.
topic culto de santa anna
la mujer sabia de proverbios
oralidad y oraciones
la onomástica en valencia de fines del siglo xv
url https://studiaaurea.com/article/view/256
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