La predicazione cappuccina per le quarantore e un sermonario annotato della fine del Seicento

The essay explores the dramatic and performative dimension of the Forty Hours Devotion – one of the most important liturgical services of the Counter-Reformation – promoted by Capuchin Friars Minor between the 16th and 17th centuries. The first part summarizes the salient steps that marked the emergence of a precise system of celebration developed by the Order, highlighting those elements that made it original in choice of time, organization and, above all, detailed meditation practice. The s...