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Tempting the Tempter
Imitatio Christi and the Encounters of Quattrocento Holy Women with the Devil
ä¸ç¼ï¼- Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, å·ï¼ 204
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Tempting the Tempter considers how far fifteenth-century Italian mystics would go to imitate Christ, even in his encounters with the Devil in the desert. Elena of Udine, Caterina of Bologna, and Colomba of Rieti created their own desert experience through their austere devotional practices, and they suffered and overcame temptations from the Devil. This work explores how these women actively pursued encounters with the Devil, and how these private temptations prepared them for a public ministry of miracles, contributed to their perception as living saints, and allowed their biographers to promote them as true imitators of Christ, worthy of sainthood.
Amy R. Huesman, Ph.D. (2021), is an independent scholar living in Hanover, Virginia. Her research focuses on religious culture in late medieval Europe, Italian society in the fifteenth century, and Church history from the Fourth Lateran Council to the Reformation.
Acknowledgments
List of Maps and Figures
Introduction
1âThe Emergence of the Quattrocento Santa viva
â1âThe Influence of the Observants
â2âThe Influence of a Thriving Print Culture
â3âAttributes of the Living Saint
â4âThe Prototype: St. Catherine of Siena
â5âThe Hagiographic Tradition
â6âConditions on the Italian Peninsula
2âBeata Elena Valentini da Udine, Augustinian Tertiary
â1âFrom Widow to Bride of Christ
â2ââOf the Temptations and Beatings Given to Her by the Devilâ
3âSanta Caterina Vigri da Bologna, Franciscan Nun
â1âFrom Afflicted Novice to Beloved Abbess
â2âSpiritual Weapons against the Devilâs Tricks
4âBeata Colomba Guadagnoli da Rieti, Dominican Penitent
â1âFrom Spiritual Prodigy to Miracle-Working Prophet
â2âThe Holy Virgin vs. the Enemy of Virtue
5âImitatio Christi in Its Feminine Form
â1âThe Tradition of Imitatio Christi
â2âA Culture of Imitation
â3âWomanâs Body and Christâs Suffering
â4âWoman and Redemptive Suffering
â5âTemptation as Imitation
â6âTemptation in the Hagiographic Tradition
6âThe Provocative Holy Woman
â1âDivine Deception in the Desert
â2âSolitude and the Creation of the Desert
â3âFasting and Eucharistic Piety
â4âPraying without Ceasing
â5âPunishment of the Flesh
â6âHeroic Asceticism and Diabolical Attraction
7âThe Holy Woman as Discerner of Spirits
â1âThe Power of Discretio Spirituum
â2âOf Heretics and Demons
â3âJean Gerson and the Need for Discernment
â4âJohannes Nider and the Makings of a Witch Stereotype
â5âHeinrich Kramer and the Witch Defined
â6âOf Discerners and their Detractors
8âThe Santa viva in Society
â1âService to the Roman Church at Large
â2âService to the Observant Reform Movement
â3âService to the Local Community
9âPostmortem Veneration and the Making of a Saint
â1âVirtus and the Vox Populi
â2âThe Living Saint: Transgressor or Talisman?
â3âHoly Conjuring or Righteous Provocation?
â4âWho Made the Saint?
â5âSelf-Fashioning through Imitation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
List of Maps and Figures
Introduction
1âThe Emergence of the Quattrocento Santa viva
â1âThe Influence of the Observants
â2âThe Influence of a Thriving Print Culture
â3âAttributes of the Living Saint
â4âThe Prototype: St. Catherine of Siena
â5âThe Hagiographic Tradition
â6âConditions on the Italian Peninsula
2âBeata Elena Valentini da Udine, Augustinian Tertiary
â1âFrom Widow to Bride of Christ
â2ââOf the Temptations and Beatings Given to Her by the Devilâ
3âSanta Caterina Vigri da Bologna, Franciscan Nun
â1âFrom Afflicted Novice to Beloved Abbess
â2âSpiritual Weapons against the Devilâs Tricks
4âBeata Colomba Guadagnoli da Rieti, Dominican Penitent
â1âFrom Spiritual Prodigy to Miracle-Working Prophet
â2âThe Holy Virgin vs. the Enemy of Virtue
5âImitatio Christi in Its Feminine Form
â1âThe Tradition of Imitatio Christi
â2âA Culture of Imitation
â3âWomanâs Body and Christâs Suffering
â4âWoman and Redemptive Suffering
â5âTemptation as Imitation
â6âTemptation in the Hagiographic Tradition
6âThe Provocative Holy Woman
â1âDivine Deception in the Desert
â2âSolitude and the Creation of the Desert
â3âFasting and Eucharistic Piety
â4âPraying without Ceasing
â5âPunishment of the Flesh
â6âHeroic Asceticism and Diabolical Attraction
7âThe Holy Woman as Discerner of Spirits
â1âThe Power of Discretio Spirituum
â2âOf Heretics and Demons
â3âJean Gerson and the Need for Discernment
â4âJohannes Nider and the Makings of a Witch Stereotype
â5âHeinrich Kramer and the Witch Defined
â6âOf Discerners and their Detractors
8âThe Santa viva in Society
â1âService to the Roman Church at Large
â2âService to the Observant Reform Movement
â3âService to the Local Community
9âPostmortem Veneration and the Making of a Saint
â1âVirtus and the Vox Populi
â2âThe Living Saint: Transgressor or Talisman?
â3âHoly Conjuring or Righteous Provocation?
â4âWho Made the Saint?
â5âSelf-Fashioning through Imitation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Scholars of medieval and early modern European history, particularly women's spirituality, Church reform, religious orders, Christian mysticism, saints, hagiography, theology, and Italian social history; graduate / advanced undergraduate students; academic libraries. Keywords: Augustinians, Franciscans, Dominicans, Observant reform, hagiography, Christian mysticism, temptation, Elena (Helene) of Udine, Colomba of Rieti, Catherina (Catherine) of Bologna, asceticism, fifteenth-century Italy, tertiaries, saints, female piety.