Religion Subdued: The Political Figure of Christ in the Work of Giovanni Battista Comazzi (1654–1711)

Media type: E-Article
Title: Religion Subdued: The Political Figure of Christ in the Work of Giovanni Battista Comazzi (1654–1711)
Contributor: Al Kalak, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Published: 2021
Published in: The journal of ecclesiastical history ; 72(2021), 4, Seite 778-799
Language: English
DOI: 10.1017/S0022046921000026
ISSN: 1469-7637
Keywords: Comazzi, Giovanni Battista > Bibel > Deutschland > Christologie > Politik > Papst
Description: This article focuses on the work Politica e religione nella persona, parole ed azioni di Giesù Cristo (1706-7) by Giovanni Battista Comazzi, an emissary of the last duke of Mantua at the court of Vienna. Comazzi examined the actions and teachings of Christ described in the Gospel of John as a source for political guidance. The research reveals an attempt to establish an exegetical basis for challenging ecclesiastical interference, asserting the primacy of politics and advocating a poor and exemplary Church. Censored by the Holy Office, the work was ultimately framed within the clash between the papacy and the Empire.
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