1. FRANCESCO ANGELECO, DALL'AMOR SIGNATO Théōsis e apocalisse dello Stigmatizzato nelle laude di Iacopone da Todi.
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Leonardi, Matteo
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STIGMATIZATION , *CROSSES , *INCARNATION , *MIRACLES , *SOCIAL stigma - Abstract
The exegesis of the two laude (songs in praise) dedicated by Jacopone da Todi to Francis of Assisi offers a significant contribution to the understanding of the "Franciscan nature" of "brother Jacopone". In both texts Jacopone celebrates in solemn tones the signs of the stigmata impressed on the body of Francis, as the supreme expression of his extreme poverty and certification of his election as an Alter Christus. The intertextual reading of laude XL and LXXI in the light of Jacopone's polemical, prophetic and mystical rhymes also highlights how Jacopone intends to present the stigmatised Francis, going beyond his Bonaventurian sources, as the apocalyptic Christ who renews the grace of Trinitarian Love extended to man by the incarnation of the Son in Christ, sacrificed on the cross and resurrected, then thwarted by the ingratitude of men seduced by the Enemy. Jacopone, projecting the miracle of the stigmata onto the eschatological background of the last times, participates, in this way, in the lively controversies of his time within the Order, suggesting that the defence of a rigorous and radical interpretation of the adhesion in poverty to the Crucifix can counteract the action of those who intend, by loosening its integrity, to nullify, at the instigation of the antichrist, the cross. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024