Come to the presentation of the book “Sacre Ossa Storie di reliquie, santi e pellegrini” by Federico Canaccini.

The Diocesan Museum of Belluno-Feltre is pleased to host Saturday, March 22 at 6:00 PM the presentation of the book “Sacred Bones Stories of Relics, Saints, and Pilgrims” by Federico Canaccini.

The work pursues the stories related to the world of relics, a world that may seem exclusively linked to devotional aspects, faith, and the exaltation of the sacred, but that hides adventurous journeys, deceptions, theological disputes, pitched battles, and centuries-old power relations.
These stories feature not only saints and churchmen but also sovereigns, leaders, extraordinary women, nobles, and minor characters like pirates, thieves, skillful impostors, and a lot of good-hearted poor people. These stories will take the reader from the imperial palace of Constantinople to what remains of Calvary near Jerusalem, from the heart of Arabia to misty Britannia, from abbeys to royal palaces, from small rural chapels to the cathedrals of the largest cities in Europe.
 
THE AUTHOR

Federico Canaccini, a medievalist, has been dealing with Italian municipal history for years, with particular attention to the conflict between the Guelf and Ghibelline factions.
He teaches Medieval History at LUMSA in Rome and has taught History of War in the Middle Ages at the Catholic University of America in Washington, Latin Paleography, and Medieval Philosophy at the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome.                                                               
As a researcher at Princeton University, he has undertaken a critical edition work of Quodlibetal Questions and unpublished astrological treaties. He is a regular contributor to the magazine Medioevo, for which he also curates the opening section. Among his publications are Ghibellines and Ghibellinism in Tuscany from Montaperti to Campaldino (2007), Matteo d’Acquasparta between Dante and Boniface VIII (2008), and At the Heart of the First Jubilee (2016). For Laterza, he is the author of 1268. The Battle of Tagliacozzo (2018), 1289. The Battle of Campaldino (2021), and The Middle Ages in 21 Battles (2022).

During the evening, he will engage in a dialogue with Manlio Leo Mezzacasa, coordinator of the Museum’s Scientific Committee. 

Free entry.