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Venerating a Pagan Prophecy: The ara coeli Legend between Humanist Erudition, Reformation Theology, and Popular Piety.

This article examines the ara coeli legend, a tale in which the Tiburtine Sibyl showed Emperor Augustus a vision of a virgin holding a child proclaiming the child's greatness. Based on both texts and art works, mainly from the Holy Roman Empire, it argues that the legend owed its widespread populari...

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Published in:Renaissance & Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 109 - 150
Main Author: SCHULZE-FELDMANN, FINN
Format: Article
Published: Iter Canada Fall/Autumn2022
Subjects:
Prophecy
Humanists
Humanism
Catholic theologians
Reformation
Protestants
Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
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