Pambakian, Stephanie;
Zanetti Domingues, Lidia;
(2020)
Armenians on the Via Francigena: Armenian and Latin Sources on the Origins of the Armenian Community of Orvieto (Urbs Vetus).
Eurasiatica. Quaderni di Studi su Balcani, Anatolia, Iran, Caucaso e Asia Centrale
, 15
pp. 11-34.
10.30687/978-88-6969-453-0/001.
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Abstract
An Armenian religious community settled in Orvieto in the 13th century and founded the church and hospice of Santo Spirito, where they provided hospitality to pilgrims on the Via Francigena. Archaeological traces of their presence include a travertine gate with a trilingual inscription, reused in the church of San Domenico (Orvieto), the remains of the church of Santo Spirito, and art pieces removed from the latter. Contemporary Latin documents and an analysis of the historical context suggest that the Armenian presence was well-received by the lay and clerical authorities, and even held as prestigious.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Armenians on the Via Francigena: Armenian and Latin Sources on the Origins of the Armenian Community of Orvieto (Urbs Vetus) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.30687/978-88-6969-453-0/001 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-453-0/001 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2020 Stephanie Pambakian, Lidia Zanetti Domingues. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | 13th-century umbria, armenian communities in italy, san domenico in orvieto, latin epigraphy, monastery of santo spirito, via francigena, armenian epigraphy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10213559 |
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