ISBN:
9791221503357
Language:
Italian
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (380 p.)
Series Statement:
Fragmentaria. Studi Di Storia Culturale e Antropologia Religiosa Series v.8
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Salvestrini, Francesco Atto Abate Vallombrosano e Vescovo Di Pistoia
Abstract:
The book focuses on a leading figure in the Church of the twelfth century, Atto abbot of the Benedictine Vallombrosan order and bishop of Pistoia, who was part of the entourage of Pope Innocent II. He was a promoter of the spread of Vallombrosan monks in central-northern Italy, Sardinia and Corsica, and promoted the cult of the apostle James Major by making him the patron saint of the city of Pistoia. This work, multidisciplinary in nature, brings together his
Note:
Description based upon print version of record