• 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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    Pub. Date:
    2021
    Journal:
    The Sixteenth Century Journal
    Volume:
    51
    Issue:
    3
    Page Range:
    651 - 686
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
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    All Rights Reserved
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