Ad dotandum puellas virgines, pauperes et honestas: Social Needs and Confraternal Charity in Rome in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries

By Anna Esposito

In the late fifteenth century, Roman confraternities, especially that of SS. Annunziata, provided dowries for poor but "honest" girls. This charitable work was in response to the growing needs of a relatively defenceless segment of a society that…

Listed in Article | publication by group Iter Community

Preview publication

Version 1.0 - published on 11 Apr 2025

Licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0

Recent Questions

Ask a question

Recent Questions (0)