A thousand and more women: The register of women for the Confraternity of Misericordia Maggiore in Bergamo, 1265-1339

From: The Catholic Historical Review | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: Brolis, Maria Teresa | Copyright information

In the last forty years, interest in the social composition of confraternities, their welfare activities, and their place in politics and religious life has produced numerous books and articles dealing with confraternities throughout northern and central Italy.1 One important body of sources is found in matriculation lists, which, even if difficult to analyze, are essential for a better understanding of the development of confraternities as well as for the study of population. These lists thr...

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