Some Remarks Concerning André Thevet

1944 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-36
Author(s):  
Manoel Da Silveira Cardozo
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Unsuccessful Attempt ◽  
Christian Humanism ◽  
Brazilian History ◽  
Catherine De Medici

André Thevet, priest and friar, almoner to Catherine de Medici, cosmographer to four kings of France, is remembered by students of Brazilian history as one of the chroniclers of the unsuccessful attempt on the part of Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon (1510–1571) to found a French settlement in Rio bay. One might say that Thevet’s career was in a very real sense the product of the Christian humanism of the sixteenth century, and his life practically spanned those momentous one hundred years. Apparently of humble stock, he was born in the ancient town of Angoulême in 1502, almost at the time when Brazil was discovered. Of his early life and education virtually nothing is known, and a search for records made a number of years ago in his native city failed to disclose anything that might throw light on his first years.

Ven. Robert Sutton of Stafford a Note on his Family and Early Life

1953 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 150-166
Author(s):  
D.M. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Present Note ◽  
Early Years ◽  
The Other ◽  
Elizabeth I ◽  
Catholic Faith

Robert Sutton is a name that occurs quite often in sixteenth century records. It was borne by two of the English martyrs under Elizabeth I, the only two, among the three hundred and sixty martyrs at present officially listed, to bear identical names. One of these was a layman, a school-master, hanged at Clerkenwell in October 1588 for being reconciled to the Catholic faith (1). The other was a secular priest hanged, drawn and quartered at Stafford a year earlier (2). The present note concerns the priest, but since further contemporaries of these two martyrs also had the same name, others, too, will be mentioned in the course of investigating the early years of the Ven. Robert Sutton, the priest martyr of 1587.

scholarly journals Devoted Politics: Jesuits and Elite Catholic Women at the Later Sixteenth-century Valois Court

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 586-605
Author(s):  
Susan Broomhall
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Society Of Jesus ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Catholic Women ◽  
French Court ◽  
Catherine De Medici

This essay analyses how elite women at the sixteenth-century French court interacted with the Jesuits, in the context of the spiritual and political ambitions of all participants. Focusing particularly on the dynamic relationship between Catherine de Medici and the Jesuits, contextualized by the experiences of other elite women and men, it explores the period from the 1560s to the end of the 1580s during which Catherine occupied a powerful role and when individual members of the Society of Jesus rose to prominence at the court. To date, the scholarship of elite Catholic politics in which the Jesuits were involved has prioritized the activities of France’s monarchs, Charles ix and Henri iii, and its leading men in dynasties such as the Gonzaga-Nevers and Guise. Re-reading many of the same sources with an eye to the contribution and activities of women offers the potential for a broader narrative.

scholarly journals The Ximenez Polyglot

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCES LUTTIKHUIZEN
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Educational Project ◽  
Religious Context ◽  
Christian Humanism ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University

Abstract: The Ximenez Polyglot Bible was part of a larger educational project—the University of Alcalá—implemented by Cardinal Cisneros at the turn of the sixteenth century in order to revive learning and encourage the study of the Scriptures. Following a brief biography of Cisneros, his reforms, and the social-religious context in which the Bible was produced, this article goes on to discuss the project itself, the manuscripts consulted, the printing, and the scholars involved. Cisneros’s focus on biblical studies at the University of Alcalá developed into an interest in Christian humanism and the writings of Erasmus, which would later bring forth fruit in the evangelical movements in Seville and Valladolid in the 1550s.

scholarly journals Gregorio Mayans y Vicente Blasco, dos generaciones de ilustrados valencianos y una misma preocupación cultural y religiosa: las poesías de fray Luis de León (1761)

2018 ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
María Llum Juan Liern
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Spiritual Renewal ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Christian Humanism ◽  
Two Generations

RESUMENEsta contribución pretende ser una reflexión crítica sobre esa coyuntura histórica del siglo XVIII, examinada a luz de la cultura y la religiosidad, para intentar esclarecer cómo el Setecientos español está enraizado en el movimiento de renovación espiritual que enlaza con el humanismo cristiano del siglo XVI y confirma un resurgimiento del influjo y magisterio de Erasmo. Esta corriente alimenta las inquietudes de dos valencianos que defendieron unas nuevas formas de religiosidad alejadas de la religiosidad barroca en la búsqueda de un equilibrio armonioso entre razón y Revelación: Gregorio Mayans y Síscar y, Vicente Blasco García y su estrecha colaboración para publicar la "Vida de Fr. Luis de León" y las "Obras propias y traducciones de Fr. Luis de León", que propició una interesante relación epistolar acerca del interés por los clásicos griegos y latinos así como los humanistas del siglo XVI.PALABRAS CLAVEHumanismo, Ilustración valenciana, fray Luis León, Gregorio Mayans, Vicente Blasco. TITLEGregorio Mayans and Vicente Blasco, two generations of valencian Enlightenment and the same cultural and religious concern: the poems of fray Luis de León (1761)ABSTRACTThis contribution aims to be a critical reflection on that historical conjuncture of the eighteenth century, examined in light of culture and religiosity, to try to clarify how the Spanish 18th century is rooted in the movement of spiritual renewal that links with the christian humanism of the sixteenth century and confirms a resurgence of the influence and teaching of Erasmus. This current feeds the concerns of two valencians who defended new forms of religiosity away from the Baroque religiosity, in the search for a harmonious balance between reason and Revelation: Gregorio Mayans Síscar and Vicente Blasco García and their close collaboration to publish the "Life of Luis de León" and theown works and translations of Fr. Luis de León, gave rise to a very interesting epistolary relationship about the interest in the greek and latin classics, and the humanists of the 16th century.KEY WORDSHumanism, Valencian Illustration, fray Luis de León, Gregorio Mayans, Vicente Blasco.

The Law, the Advocates, and the Universities in Late Sixteenth-Century Scotland

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W Cairns
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Educational Aspirations ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Satisfactory Explanation ◽  
Unsuccessful Attempt ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
The Law ◽  
The University

About seventy years ago, W. C. Dickinson drew attention to a document that, he argued, explained the failure of the project initiated on January 16, 1589 by the Lords of Council and Session to found a chair in Law in the University of Edinburgh. This unsuccessful attempt had been noticed in the standard histories of the university, but no satisfactory explanation of the failure had been offered. Based on the document, Dickinson argued that the the project failed because of the opposition of the Advocates, on whom the Lords of Session had relied for help with the necessary endowment. This chapter suggests there was more substance to the Advocates’ arguments against the proposal. Examination of the evidence shows that the Advocates had good reason for their views, and also throws valuable light both on the development of education in law in the Scottish universities and on the early educational aspirations for advocates.

The Virus in the Language: Alonso De Cartagena’s Deconstruction of the “Limpieza De Sangre” in Defensorium Unitatis Christianae (1450)

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 226-251
Author(s):  
Maria Laura Giordano
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Christian Humanism ◽  
Full Control ◽  
Limpieza De Sangre ◽  
Theological Discourse ◽  
Justification By Faith ◽  
Religious Crisis ◽  
Christian Society

Abstract This paper analyzes a little-studied aspect of Bishop Alonso de Cartagena (1485–56): that of a theologian embroiled in a polemic dispute with Pero Sarmiento and Marcos García de Mora, organizers of the Toledan anti-converso riots of 1449. In this dispute, Cartagena demonstrates a formidable dialectic force, which he develops in his treatise Defensorium Unitatis Christianae. His theological discourse would become a battleground in which, Bible in hand, he revealed the belligerent, irrational and, at the same time, ideological and heretical nature of his adversaries’ arguments. Cartagena represents the critical conscience of the conversos of his time and epitomizes an ambitious and valiant Christian humanism in his attempt to save the unity of Christian society from the cultural and social rift the Toledan crisis clearly embodied. His originality lies in having understood the importance of language as a medium and, therefore, the need to neutralize the “virus” inside it: the preconceived and artificial conceptions that the Toledo rebels had of conversos. Furthermore, his assertion that the papacy should maintain full control of the punishment of heretics led him to suggest repeatedly to John II of Castile that matters of faith did not concern the civil authorities. His role as a theologian reveals itself in his decisive contribution to the expression of a new religious identity: that of the conversos, who thanks to him, began to familiarize themselves with theological concepts such as justification by faith and works such as the Beneficium Christi, which would later play a role in the Spanish and European religious crisis of the sixteenth century.

scholarly journals Word versus Honor: The Case of Françoise de Rohan vs. Jacques de Savoie

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 315-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Una McIlvenna
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Spoken Word ◽  
French Society ◽  
Marriage Contract ◽  
Word Versus ◽  
Love Letters ◽  
Catherine De Medici ◽  
Legal Battle

Abstract This paper examines one of the most notorious scandals of sixteenth-century France. In 1557, Françoise de Rohan, a lady-in-waiting to Catherine de Medici, launched a legal battle to get the duke of Nemours, Jacques de Savoie, to recognize their orally-agreed marriage contract and formally recognize the child whom he had fathered with her. Central to Rohan’s case were not only the love-letters Nemours had written to her but also the eye-witness testimonies of her servants, who had overheard their marriage vows and had witnessed their love-making. Nemours’s only defense was his word of honor as a gentleman that no marriage had taken place. This paper situates the case of Rohan vs. Nemours within a transitory period in French society as oral and literate cultures competed for precedence, and asks what happens to the concept of honor when the spoken word is no longer to be trusted.

scholarly journals Catalina de Médici: Retratos al servicio de una imagen de poder

Imafronte ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
María Cristina Grau
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Catherine De Medici

El artículo presente analiza la evolución iconográfica en la construcción y en la promoción de la imagen de poder de Catalina de Médici, reina de Francia de la decimosexta centuria. The present article analyzes the iconographic evolution in the construction and promotion of the image of power of Catherine de’ Medici, Queen of France in the sixteenth century.

A Reappraisal of William Tyndale's Debt to Martin Luther

1962 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Trinterud
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Martin Luther ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Careful Study ◽  
English Reformation ◽  
Christian Humanism ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common

The colorful and powerful figure of Martin Luther dominates all study of the early years of the Reformation. Inevitably the first pages of the history of the Reformation in any region will begin with an effort by the author to trace the manner in which Luther's influence reached that area. In the study of the English Reformation one of the common ways of showing Luther's influence is to point to the work of the Bible translator William Tyndale. Numerous books on the English Reformation, on the history of the English Bible, and on Tyndale himself, have made of him a follower and an interpreter of Luther who played a major role in introducing the thought of the great reformer into England. A careful study of Tyndale's works, however, will show that his debt to Luther, and the “Lutheranism” of his views, has been over-stated. Tyndale, like many early sixteenth century religious reformers, made much use of Luther's name, fame, and works but without becoming a follower of those distinctive ideas of the German reformer which set him off from the other advocates of reform at the time. Tyndale's greatest debt was first to Christian humanism and then to the German-Swiss reformers of Zurich and Basel.

Images of Kinship

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Wheaton
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Religious Context ◽  
Christian Humanism ◽  
The Family ◽  
Devotional Images ◽  
In Trans ◽  
The Middle Ages

This article surveys representations of kin in trans-alpine Western Europe from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, with particular attention to the Netherlands and Germany. In the Middle Ages most such images occurred in a religious context where kin appeared in funeral monuments or as donors in devotional images. In the sixteenth century kin images were transformed under the influence of Erasmian Christian humanism and Protestantism into apparently secular portraits Interpreted on a symbolic level, however, they reflect the set of values that kinship ideally supported: the family as an institution, sustaining the moral, spiritual, and material well-being of its members from generation to generation. The symbolic expression of these values shifted from a basically religious idiom in the sixteenth century to a naturalistic one in the eighteenth. The changing treatment of dead members of the family is considered in this light.

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