Abstract
The compassion felt by Mary for Christ when she was standing at the foot of the Cross is an important motif in late medieval piety. It becomes an object of liturgical celebration in the fifteenth century and sermons are preached on it. This paper treats the motif in some fifteenth century sermons from manuscripts once owned by the Birgittine abbey of Vadstena, Sweden. The treatment of the motif in sermons is also compared to how St. Birgitta treats it in her Revelations.
| Original language | Swedish |
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| Title of host publication | Maria i Sverige under tusen år (2 vols.) |
| Editors | Alf Härdelin, Sven-Erik Brodd |
| Publisher | Artos & Norma |
| Pages | 329-346 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 91-7580-134-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
| Event | Maria i Sverige under tusen år - Vadstena Duration: 1994 Oct 6 → … |
Publication series
| Name | |
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| Volume | 1 |
Conference
| Conference | Maria i Sverige under tusen år |
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| Period | 1994/10/06 → … |
Bibliographical note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.The record was previously connected to the following departments: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (015017000)
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Free keywords
- Birgittine Order
- Compassio Mariae
- compassion
- fifteenth century
- preaching
- St. Birgitta of Sweden
- sermons