Parution : Letizia Pellegrini (dir.), A Companion to San Bernardino da Siena, Leyde, Brill, 2026

Bernardino da Siena (Massa Marittima 1380 – L’Aquila 1444) is one of the most famous preachers of the 15th century. He was canonized in 1450 and has been considered for centuries the charismatic “founder” of the Franciscan Observance. He definitely made an impact on the church and society of his time. Thanks to the spreading fame of his charisma, he gave rise to a long-lasting tradition that goes even beyond the Franciscan history. This companion thoughtfully retraces these stereotypes, and reflects the multifaceted personality of a character who, beyond the traditional triumphalist reading, deserves a fresh focus.

Letizia Pellegrini is professor in History of Christianity in the University of Macerata. She specializes in medieval religious studies and church history. Her publications include the edition and study of Bernardino’s canonization process (in Italian, Il processo di canonizzazione di Bernardino da Siena (Frati editori di Quaracchi, 2009).

List of Figures
Notes on Contributors

Introduction
Letizia Pellegrini

Part 1 Focus on the Character: a Franciscan Biography and/or a de facto Watershed?

1 The Life of Bernardino da Siena: an Introduction
Pietro Delcorno

2 Bernardino as a Friar: His Life in the Order and the Issue of Franciscan Observance
Letizia Pellegrini

3 Bernardino da Siena as Preacher
Pietro Delcorno and Roberto Rusconi

4 Bernardino as a Saint in the Middle of the Quattrocento: among Other Saints, within the Franciscan Order, for the Roman Church
Letizia Pellegrini

Part 2 Reflecting on Bernardino’s Life: His Legacy in Franciscan and Western Tradition

5 Bernardino as a Popular Preacher: Historiography, Themes, Prospects
Bert Roest

6 Writing about Saint Bernardino: a Mapping of Hagiographic Literature
Daniele Solvi

7 Bernardino within and beyond the Franciscan Tradition: Theology, Exegesis, and Spirituality
Alberto Forni and Paolo Vian

8 The Economic-Political Thought of Bernardino
Paolo Evangelisti

9 Bernardino, Franciscan Observance and Humanistic Culture
Serena Spanò Martinelli

Part 3 Bernardino and the History of Art between the Late Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance

10 Depicting Bernardino da Siena: 1444–1517
Pavla Langer and Luca Pezzuto

11 Bernardino in Context: Preachers, Artists, and Powers in Renaissance Italy
Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby

Epilogue: Bernardino at a Glance
George Ferzoco and Carolyn Muessig

Index of Names
Index of Places
Index of Manuscripts

Source

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