The essay analyzes the juridical status of the foreigner in early modern Rome andtraces its social, political and juridical evolution.It goes to analyze the function of the nationes as agent of integration in Roman society, along with their relations with the papal and cardinal's courts, and their links tocultural patronage. It will try to judge the extent to which religious conversion was perceived as essential to integration into Rome's society and court.The essay demonstates that the foreigners were not marginal to social, religious and political Rome: their presence helped shape the city and, once the Catholic Reform began, they played a major role in papal ambitions to reclaim Europe for the Catholic Church.

“’Roma patria comune’. Foreigners in Rome in the early modern period

FOSI, IRENE
2008-01-01

Abstract

The essay analyzes the juridical status of the foreigner in early modern Rome andtraces its social, political and juridical evolution.It goes to analyze the function of the nationes as agent of integration in Roman society, along with their relations with the papal and cardinal's courts, and their links tocultural patronage. It will try to judge the extent to which religious conversion was perceived as essential to integration into Rome's society and court.The essay demonstates that the foreigners were not marginal to social, religious and political Rome: their presence helped shape the city and, once the Catholic Reform began, they played a major role in papal ambitions to reclaim Europe for the Catholic Church.
2008
9780754656906
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11564/156468
 Attenzione

Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo

Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact