The essay retraces the human and saintly life of Elsbeth Achler, the venerated founder of a small religious community in the territory of Lake Constance. Although little known, Elsbeth’s experience – as her confessor Konrad Kügelin decided to recount it to the Bishop of Constance – fits significantly into the his- toric framework of the Observants, embodying some of its distinctive features. These include the permeability between the various religious experiences, which marked a watershed with the past, and the predominance of the hagiographic model inspired by Catherine of Siena at the close of the fifteenth century.
Nocentini, S. (2020). Una nuova Caterina o un nuovo Raimondo? Elsbeth Achler (1386-1420), l’eccezione che conferma la regola. ARCHIVIO ITALIANO PER LA STORIA DELLA PIETÀ, 33, 25-42.
Una nuova Caterina o un nuovo Raimondo? Elsbeth Achler (1386-1420), l’eccezione che conferma la regola
Nocentini S
2020-01-01
Abstract
The essay retraces the human and saintly life of Elsbeth Achler, the venerated founder of a small religious community in the territory of Lake Constance. Although little known, Elsbeth’s experience – as her confessor Konrad Kügelin decided to recount it to the Bishop of Constance – fits significantly into the his- toric framework of the Observants, embodying some of its distinctive features. These include the permeability between the various religious experiences, which marked a watershed with the past, and the predominance of the hagiographic model inspired by Catherine of Siena at the close of the fifteenth century.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
