Chapter Atto e i Pistoiesi
Abstract
In the relationship between bishop Atto and the Pistoiese people, two periods should be distinguished: the one during his life (1133-1153) characterized by political-economic conflict culminating with the excommunication of the magistrates of the Municipality and by the subsequent reconciliation through the purchase of the relics of saint Jacob and the cult of the patron; and the other one after his death. The accidental discovery of his uncorrupted body in 1337 (it has remained so to our days) and the miracles to him later attributed have given rise to a strong and constant popular devotion even before Atto was officially declared a saint by the Church in 1605.
Keywords
devotion; holiness and civic identity; folklorismDOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0335-7.16ISBN
9791221503357, 9791221503357Publisher
Firenze University PressPublisher website
https://www.fupress.com/Publication date and place
Florence, 2024Series
Fragmentaria. Studi di storia culturale e antropologia religiosa, 8Classification
General and world history