Reforming priests and parishes : Tuscan dioceses in the first century of seminary education

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    • Comerford, Kathleen M.
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Reforming priests and parishes : Tuscan dioceses in the first century of seminary education

by Kathleen M. Comerford

(Education and society in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, v. 27)

Brill, 2006

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-148) and index

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Reforming Priests and Parishes consists of case studies of diocesan seminaries in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the Republic of Lucca from 1563-1660s. The major cases are Arezzo, Siena, Volterra and Lucca, and the dioceses and institutions are examined in their financial, educational, and religious milieux. Several other cases--Florence, Montepulciano, Pienza, and Pisa--are treated in less detail to provide contextual interpretative focal points. Most of the seminaries have never been treated in English-language studies before, and no comparative study exists in any language. All of the case studies contain in-depth analysis of rare primary source material.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Maps and Charts List of Abbreviations Preface Chapter One: Early Modern Tuscany: The Social and Political Setting Chapter Two: Early Modern Priests in Selected Tuscan Dioceses: Expectations and Realities Chapter Three: The Diocese and Seminary of Arezzo Chapter Four: The Archdiocese and Seminary of Siena Chapter Five: The Diocese and Seminary of Volterra Chapter Six: The Archdiocese and Seminary of Lucca Chapter Seven: Context: Three Other Tuscan Dioceses and Seminaries Chapter Eight: Conclusion Bibliography Index

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