The generalate of Claudio Acquaviva (1581–1615) addressed a profound structural crisis within the Society of Jesus through a vast regulatory reorganization, culminating in the publication of the Institutum Societatis Iesu in 1606, of which the edition of the Lettere a tutta la Compagnia represents a fundamental part. This study analyzes the genesis of the collection by examining the manuscript witnesses of the letters and the archival series of the Libri ordinationum, to which the letters belonged
Giuliani, M., Martirio, sacrificio e identità gesuitica nelle lettere a tutta la Compagnia di Claudio Acquaviva, in Mongini, G., Ricci, R. (ed.), Martirio e santità nella Compagnia di Gesù. L’età di Claudio Acquaviva, Dell'Orso, Alessandria 2025: 149- 162 [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/340118]
Martirio, sacrificio e identità gesuitica nelle lettere a tutta la Compagnia di Claudio Acquaviva
Giuliani, Marzia
2025
Abstract
The generalate of Claudio Acquaviva (1581–1615) addressed a profound structural crisis within the Society of Jesus through a vast regulatory reorganization, culminating in the publication of the Institutum Societatis Iesu in 1606, of which the edition of the Lettere a tutta la Compagnia represents a fundamental part. This study analyzes the genesis of the collection by examining the manuscript witnesses of the letters and the archival series of the Libri ordinationum, to which the letters belongedI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.



