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The quality of mercy: confraternities and public power in medieval Bergamo
Ist Teil von
Journal of medieval history, 2001-06, Vol.27 (2), p.139-157
Ort / Verlag
Oxford: Elsevier Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2001
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Quelle
Taylor & Francis
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The political transformation of Italian cities during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries had a significant impact on the social fabric of those communities. This essay examines the effect of political change on the social order in urban Italy through a study of the response of lay confraternities in Bergamo to the demise of the commune and the rise of the Visconti
signoria. We examine the administration, the civic commitments, and the charitable donations of the city's largest confraternity, the Misericordia Maggiore, from the late thirteenth century, when it was a close supporter of the commune, to the mid-fourteenth century, when the confraternity came increasingly to resemble the signorial regime. In its emulation of the social values of contemporary government, and its willingness to adapt to suit prevailing political structures, the Misericordia helped smooth the transition from commune to
signoria for its membership and the community at large.