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- Title
The "Making" of a National Saint: Reflections on the Formation of the Cult of Saint Jerome in the Eastern Adriatic.
- Authors
Ivić, Ines
- Abstract
The aim of this paper is to provide the general overview of the development of the cult of Saint Jerome in the Eastern Adriatic Coast in the Late Middle Ages. While discussing the cult as the reflection of the growing cult in the Apennine peninsula, I will focus on the local characteristics of the cult - local origin, alleged attribution of Glagolitic letters, humanists' identification with the saint's virtues, personal and official veneration - which contributed to Jerome's denomination as the national saint. Furthermore, the paper reflects upon the political context in which the denomination happened, as well as it introduces new ideas in the interpretation of certain visual representations of the saint. Particularly, the paper discusses the perception of Jerome being the inventor of Glagolitic letters in the 15th century, proposing the idea that the Glagolitic production was perceived as a saintly relic.
- Subjects
VENERATION of Christian saints; JEROME, Saint, d. 419 or 20; CHRISTIAN saints in art
- Publication
Il Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage, 2018, p247
- ISSN
2039-2362
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.13138/2039-2362/1795