1. A Catholic gateway to the Holy Land: the Custodia Terrae Sanctae; 2. Altars in the holy places and the pursuit of Christian precedence; 3. The order of the holy sepulcher; 4. Franc, the protector of the holy places; 5. The congregation of the propaganda fide and the custody; 6. A Franciscan Holy Land.
Explores the Holy Land as a critical site where Catholics sought spiritual and political legitimacy during a period of profound change.
Megan Armstrong is Associate Professor of History at McMaster University. A scholar of Early Modern history in a global context, she is the author of The Politics of Piety: Franciscan Preachers During the Wars of Religion, 1560-1600 (2004).
'Recommended.' T. M. Izbicki, Choice Magazine
'Armstrong's monograph deals with a very large number of topics and
offers the most detailed history of the Custody available as well
as uniquely meticulous and sensitive discussions of the history,
geography, layouts, and even decorations of the holy Christian
sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Based on research in archives in
Jerusalem, Rome, Venice, Paris, and Madrid, and on careful reading
of hundreds of documents, from legal privileges to pilgrims'
diaries, The Holy Land and the Reinvention of Catholicism has much
to offer scholars of the Middle East and of the Christian presence
there, as well as … scholars of early modern France, whether they
are interested in its diplomatic, commercial, or religious
history.' Moshe Sluhovsky, H-France Review
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