Children of the Promise: The Confraternity of the Purification and the Socialization of Youths in Florence,...

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Lorenzo Polizzotto (, Head of Italian Section, Dept of European Languages & Studies, University of Western Australia)

Children of the Promise

The Confraternity of the Purification and the Socialization of Youths in Florence, 1427-1785...

Lorenzo Polizzotto (, Head of Italian Section, Dept of European Languages & Studies, University of Western Australia)

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Oxford University Press
01 February 2004

European history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social groups: clubs & societies

Series: Oxford-Warburg Studies

Lorenzo Polizzotto examines the educational, religious, political, and philanthropic practices of the Florentine youth confraternity of the Purification.

Founded in 1427 at a time of unbounded optimism in Florence's future, the Purification was entrusted with the socialization of the youths. With the right education and training, these youths were expected eventually to lead Florence to its manifest destiny.

The Purification's educational practices were solidly grounded in religious and humanist principles.

In concert with the other youth confraternities, the Purification pioneered an educational programme which influenced pedagogical practices throughout Europe until the middle of the twentieth century.

Its success made it an attractive prize for the contending political forces in Florence, becoming first an instrument of Medici ambitions and then of Savonarolan radical millenarism. Once Florence fell under the permanent rule of the Medici, the Purification sought to serve the city by turning to philanthropy, which it dispensed as a moral and educational duty.

By: Lorenzo Polizzotto ( Head of Italian Section Dept of European Languages & Studies University of Western Australia)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 223mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199263325
ISBN 10: 0199263329
Series: Oxford-Warburg Studies
Pages: 406
Publication Date: 01 February 2004
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Children of the Promise: The Confraternity of the Purification and the Socialization of Youths in Florence, 1427-1785

...meticulously researched study, firmly grounded in archival research and a wide range of readings... Nothing short of brilliant, the volume is also a captivating read, well structured, well written and well produced...a splendid milestone in scholarship... Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Volume 57/3