A research conducted on the literary and archaeological evidence about worship for martyrs and saints in Sardinia during Late Antiquity and Early Middle Age produced important results. Some of the martyrs/saints are more famous and the devotion for them widely circulated; on the opposite some others have been believed less important in the island. An interesting example of this situation is the worship for the so called SS Quattro Coronati. Starting from the origin of their veneration in Late Antiquity, the aim of this work is trying to found information about the diffusion and the meaning of this worship in this island.
Un censimento delle testimonianze relative alla venerazione di martiri e santi in Sardegna in epoca tardoantica e medievale ha restituito un panorama molto ricco. Alcuni culti hanno maggiore circolazione, mentre altri risultano meno conosciuti. Ad esempio la devozione per i cd. Santi Quattro Coronati in Sardegna ha un iter particolare. Ripercorrendo le origini del loro culto, attraverso le fonti scritte e i monumenti, il contributo si prefigge di comprendere le dinamiche geografiche e cronologiche secondo le quali il culto per i suddetti martiri giunse nell’isola.
I Santi Quattro Coronati e la Sardegna: una storia particolare
MARTORELLI, ROSSANA
2015-01-01
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A research conducted on the literary and archaeological evidence about worship for martyrs and saints in Sardinia during Late Antiquity and Early Middle Age produced important results. Some of the martyrs/saints are more famous and the devotion for them widely circulated; on the opposite some others have been believed less important in the island. An interesting example of this situation is the worship for the so called SS Quattro Coronati. Starting from the origin of their veneration in Late Antiquity, the aim of this work is trying to found information about the diffusion and the meaning of this worship in this island.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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