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A Question of Tradition: Catholic Reformers on Gregory the Great’s Beard
- Author(s):
- Maya Maskarinec (see profile)
- Date:
- 2021
- Item Type:
- Article
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/nwqr-9672
- Abstract:
- This article investigates the ideological implications of Pope Gregory the Great’s beard for Catholic reformers of the sixteenth century. It argues that the portrayal of Gregory as clean-shaven, with a “moderate” beard, or with a long bushy beard (all representations that are to be found in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Roman art and scholarship) take us to the heart of inter- locking Catholic Reform debates on the “Romanness” of the Roman church and the vexed question of how to evaluate late antique and medieval Christian tradition for the Christian present.
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- Published as:
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- Pub. Date:
- 2021
- Journal:
- The Sixteenth Century Journal
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 3
- Page Range:
- 651 - 686
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 3 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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