Becoming paradigm: the image of the Turks in the construction of Pius V’s sanctity

This essay analyses, through three exemplary images, the way in which the image of the Turkish enemy was used to promote the beatification and sanctification of pope Pius V, progressively becoming the emblem of all the battles the Church had to fight against any form of religious and political dissi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Giuseppe Capriotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eum edizioni università di macerata 2017-12-01
Series:Il Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage
Online Access:http://riviste.unimc.it/index.php/cap-cult/article/view/1712