Purgatory and piety in Brittany, 1480-1720
By: Elizabeth C. Tingle
Series: Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781409438236; 9781409438243
Subjects: Counter-Reformation; Doctrines; Prayers for the dead; Purgatory; History of doctrines; Catholic Church; Religious life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the scene : the Catholic Church and religious life in early modern Brittany; title: Purgatory and the Counter Reformation in France, 1480-1720; title: Strategies for eternity : perpetual foundations for intercession and their evolution over time, 1480-1720; title: The individual alone before God : motives of donors and the functions of perpetual masses; title: Collective intercession and mutual assistance before eternity : parish, confraternity and indulgence; title: The prayers of priests : chaplains and intercession for the dead.