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Elites and Ecclesiastical Careers in Early Modern Sicily : Bishops, Abbots and Knights

2014

The most recent historiography has confirmed the importance of ecclesiastical careers within the ranks of the Catholic Church (bishops and cardinals) as well as religious orders (abbots and priors) and military orders (primarily the Order of Malta) for early modern family strategies. They were one of the main paths followed by cadet members of the nobility to build, strengthen and even enable the survival of the social prestige and political influence of their families. The role of the clergy was in fact crucial in performing a valuable function of mediation, especially with regard to political power in order to achieve increasingly prestigious awards (titles, offices, prebends). The aim of…

HistorybiologyPrestigeReligious studiesSettore M-STO/02 - Storia ModernabishopContext (language use)Aristocracy (class)Historiographybiology.organism_classificationGenealogyPoliticsNobilityEcclesiastical careercardinalCadetBishopsknights of MaltaRevue d'Histoire Ecclésiastique
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Committenze ospitaliere d'arte decorativa siciliana. Coralli barocchi e argenti rococò

2016

Il contributo analizza manufatti d'arte decorativa siciliana, in particolare coralli barocchi e argenti rococò, commissionati da Cavalieri dell'Ordine di Malta che oggi si trovano in importanti collezioni melitensi. The essay deals with Sicilian decorative artefacts, in particular baroque corals and rococo silverware, commissioned by Knights of the Order of Malta, which are now found in important collections in Malta.

Corals Silverware Sicily Knights of MaltaCoralli argenti Sicilia Cavalieri di MaltaSettore L-ART/02 - Storia Dell'Arte Moderna
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