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Ex-Bishop Alfonso of Jaén, St. Bridget's Evangelist

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Author

Editor

  • Olle Ferm
  • Alessandra Perriccioli Saggese
  • Marcello Rotili

Summary, in English

Alfonso Pecha (b. 1327, d. 1389), Bishop of Spanish Jaén from 1359 to 1368, went to Italy after his resignation. There he made St. Bridget’s acquaintance. Alfonso who was a man of great learning and wide experience became St. Bridget's trusted advisor and assisted her in propagating her great causes (the return of the papacy from Avignon to Rome, a reform of the Church, the founding of a new order, the repentance of sinners, etc). He was eventually also entrusted with the task of codifying Bridget’s celestial revelations (the Liber Celestis). It was thus he who was to guarantee that Bridget’s amazing revelations, God’s words to humanity, were preserved and disseminated.



After her death he played an important role in promoting her canonisation and keeping her ideals and issues alive.



The article addresses questions such as the relationship between (male) confessor and (female) saint, the modifications of the (divine) message in the (very secular) process of translation and codification and the promoting of a new saint.

Department/s

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Pages

75-93

Publication/Series

Santa Brigida, Napoli, L'Italia

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Arte Tipografica Editrice

Topic

  • Languages and Literature

Keywords

  • St. Bridget
  • St. Birgitta
  • B

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-88-6419-014-3