Catechesi e drammatizzazione: Lo Spirito Santo nei sermoni di Pentecoste di Vicent Ferrer

Pietro Delcorno

doi:10.3989/aem.2019.49.1.03

Authors

Pietro Delcorno University of Leeds / University of the Witwatersrand https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1556-3215

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/aem.2019.49.1.03

Keywords:

preaching, Vincent Ferrer, Holy Spirit, Bible, manuscripts

Abstract

The article focuses on the communicative skills of Vincent Ferrer and on his ability to merge catechesis and narrative inventiveness. The analysis is conducted on six versions of the sermon Repleti sunt omnes Spiritu Sancto (notes, reportationes, and model sermons), which were preached by Ferrer in different parts of Europe. The texts highlight how Pentecost provided Ferrer with the opportunity to develop a lively dramatisation of the biblical episode and how preaching gave to the faithful a mediated, and yet not simplistic access to the Bible. By presenting the apostolic community as the exemplary model for his listeners, Ferrer elaborated on both the role of preaching and the way to welcome the Holy Spirit.

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