The cultures of charity of the Beguines of Marseille facing the challenges of the mercantile economy

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2022.193257

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Beguines, Medieval Cities, Cultures of Charity, Female Devotion, Hospitals

Abstract

In this paper, the Institute of the Ladies of Roubaud of Marseille, founded by Douceline of Digne (1214-1274), is analyzed from its involvement with lay penitential devotion, which agitated the cities of Provence and Italy in the Late Middle Ages, and its commitment to the cultures of charity, which inspired policies of social assistance and women empowerment in the urban arena. From the delimitation of the religious experience of the beguines of Marseille, we discuss their diferences and similarities with the Northern European beguine movement and their relationship to the renewal of religious life and lay piety in the thirteenth century.

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  • André Miatello, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

    Doutor pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em História Social do Departamento de História da Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), professor de História Medieval do Departamento de História da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brasil; bolsista de Produtividade em Pesquisa 2 do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq - Processo 312012/2021-7.

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Published

2022-07-21

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História e Religião

How to Cite

MIATELLO, André. The cultures of charity of the Beguines of Marseille facing the challenges of the mercantile economy . Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 181, p. 1–20, 2022. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2022.193257. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/193257.. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.

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