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Punctum, 2020

This chapter from Sacred Views of Saint Francis: the Sacro Monte di Orta contains short essays de... more This chapter from Sacred Views of Saint Francis: the Sacro Monte di Orta contains short essays describing
each chapel and providing the raison
d’ tre for each. There are twenty chapels in
the park-like setting of the Sacro Monte di
Orta. The architecture, style, and setting are
uneven from chapel to chapel, and can vary
in emphasis and attention to ornamentation.
The essays reflect these disparities: for some
chapels, more space is devoted to a description
of the exterior than the interior; for others,
the frescos receive attention equal to or
greater than the dioramas. Photos of both the
exterior and interior accompany each essay.
Content of the Artistic Program
Despite the distinctiveness of each chapel,
the reader will find unity in the artistic program.
The chapels teach visually what the
Franciscans so adeptly preach, while simultaneously
explaining the identity of the Order
in the program. Each chapel, in its own
way, asserts: (1) the unique status of Francis,
who, according to Franciscan tradition, conformed
to Christ; (2) the distinctiveness of
the Franciscans and their special, penitential
mission in following the gospel life; (3) the
orthodoxy of the Franciscan order and its
close ties with the institutional church; (4)
the program of the Tridentine reform; and
(5) Francis’ role in revitalizing the church of
the thirteenth century and the parallel role
of the Franciscans in revitalizing the church
of the post-Tridentine era.

Punctum , 2020

This is an excerpt from the book Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta. In this... more This is an excerpt from the book Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta. In this excerpt, I discuss the importance of sight/vision as a mode of both communion with and knowing the divine. I also introduce the ways in which the pilgrim's gaze was controlled, by design of the artistic program, to shape the devotional experience.

Punctum, 2020

Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro... more Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro Monte di Orta (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is spectacle and hagiography, theme park and treatise. Sacro Monte di Orta is a sacred mountain complex that extolls the life of St. Francis of Assisi through fresco, statuary, and built environment. Descending from the vision of the 16th-century Archbishop Carlo Borromeo, the design and execution of the chapels express the Catholic Church’s desire to define, or, perhaps redefine itself for a transforming Christian diaspora. And in the struggle to provide a spiritual and geographical front against the spread of Protestantism into the Italian peninsula, the Catholic Church mustered the most powerful weapon it had: the widely popular native Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta examines this important pilgrimage site where Francis is embraced as a ne plus ultra saint. The book delves into a pivotal moment in the life of the Catholic Church as revealed through the artistic program of the Sacro Monte’s twenty-one chapels, providing a nuanced understanding of the role the site played in the Counter-Reformation.The Sacro Monte di Orta was, in its way, a new hagiographical text vital to post-Tridentine Italy. Sacred Views provides research and analysis of this popular, yet critically neglected Franciscan devotional site. Sacred Views is the first significant scholarly work on the Sacro Monte di Orta in English and one of the very few full-length treatments in any language. It includes a catalogue of artists, over one hundred photographs, maps, short essays on each chapel, and longer essays that examine some of the most significant chapels in greater detail.

Punctum , 2020

Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro... more Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro Monte di Orta (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is spectacle and hagiography, theme park and treatise. Sacro Monte di Orta is a sacred mountain complex that extolls the life of St. Francis of Assisi through fresco, statuary, and built environment. Descending from the vision of the 16th-century Archbishop Carlo Borromeo, the design and execution of the chapels express the Catholic Church’s desire to define, or, perhaps redefine itself for a transforming Christian diaspora. And in the struggle to provide a spiritual and geographical front against the spread of Protestantism into the Italian peninsula, the Catholic Church mustered the most powerful weapon it had: the widely popular native Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta examines this important pilgrimage site where Francis is embraced as a ne plus ultra saint. The book delves into a pivotal moment in the life of the Catholic Church as revealed through the artistic program of the Sacro Monte’s twenty-one chapels, providing a nuanced understanding of the role the site played in the Counter-Reformation.The Sacro Monte di Orta was, in its way, a new hagiographical text vital to post-Tridentine Italy. Sacred Views provides research and analysis of this popular, yet critically neglected Franciscan devotional site. Sacred Views is the first significant scholarly work on the Sacro Monte di Orta in English and one of the very few full-length treatments in any language. It includes a catalogue of artists, over one hundred photographs, maps, short essays on each chapel, and longer essays that examine some of the most significant chapels in greater detail.

Papers by Kathleen ( K A T I E ) Peters

Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro... more Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro Monte di Orta (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is spectacle and hagiography, theme park and treatise. Sacro Monte di Orta is a sacred mountain complex that extolls the life of St. Francis of Assisi through fresco, statuary, and built environment. Descending from the vision of the 16th-century Archbishop Carlo Borromeo, the design and execution of the chapels express the Catholic Church's desire to define, or, perhaps redefine itself for a transforming Christian diaspora. And in the struggle to provide a spiritual and geographical front against the spread of Protestantism into the Italian peninsula, the Catholic Church mustered the most powerful weapon it had: the widely popular native Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta examines this important pilgrimage site where Francis is embraced as a ne plus ultra saint. The book delves into a ...

Punctum, 2020

This chapter from Sacred Views of Saint Francis: the Sacro Monte di Orta contains short essays de... more This chapter from Sacred Views of Saint Francis: the Sacro Monte di Orta contains short essays describing
each chapel and providing the raison
d’ tre for each. There are twenty chapels in
the park-like setting of the Sacro Monte di
Orta. The architecture, style, and setting are
uneven from chapel to chapel, and can vary
in emphasis and attention to ornamentation.
The essays reflect these disparities: for some
chapels, more space is devoted to a description
of the exterior than the interior; for others,
the frescos receive attention equal to or
greater than the dioramas. Photos of both the
exterior and interior accompany each essay.
Content of the Artistic Program
Despite the distinctiveness of each chapel,
the reader will find unity in the artistic program.
The chapels teach visually what the
Franciscans so adeptly preach, while simultaneously
explaining the identity of the Order
in the program. Each chapel, in its own
way, asserts: (1) the unique status of Francis,
who, according to Franciscan tradition, conformed
to Christ; (2) the distinctiveness of
the Franciscans and their special, penitential
mission in following the gospel life; (3) the
orthodoxy of the Franciscan order and its
close ties with the institutional church; (4)
the program of the Tridentine reform; and
(5) Francis’ role in revitalizing the church of
the thirteenth century and the parallel role
of the Franciscans in revitalizing the church
of the post-Tridentine era.

Punctum , 2020

This is an excerpt from the book Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta. In this... more This is an excerpt from the book Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta. In this excerpt, I discuss the importance of sight/vision as a mode of both communion with and knowing the divine. I also introduce the ways in which the pilgrim's gaze was controlled, by design of the artistic program, to shape the devotional experience.

Punctum, 2020

Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro... more Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro Monte di Orta (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is spectacle and hagiography, theme park and treatise. Sacro Monte di Orta is a sacred mountain complex that extolls the life of St. Francis of Assisi through fresco, statuary, and built environment. Descending from the vision of the 16th-century Archbishop Carlo Borromeo, the design and execution of the chapels express the Catholic Church’s desire to define, or, perhaps redefine itself for a transforming Christian diaspora. And in the struggle to provide a spiritual and geographical front against the spread of Protestantism into the Italian peninsula, the Catholic Church mustered the most powerful weapon it had: the widely popular native Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta examines this important pilgrimage site where Francis is embraced as a ne plus ultra saint. The book delves into a pivotal moment in the life of the Catholic Church as revealed through the artistic program of the Sacro Monte’s twenty-one chapels, providing a nuanced understanding of the role the site played in the Counter-Reformation.The Sacro Monte di Orta was, in its way, a new hagiographical text vital to post-Tridentine Italy. Sacred Views provides research and analysis of this popular, yet critically neglected Franciscan devotional site. Sacred Views is the first significant scholarly work on the Sacro Monte di Orta in English and one of the very few full-length treatments in any language. It includes a catalogue of artists, over one hundred photographs, maps, short essays on each chapel, and longer essays that examine some of the most significant chapels in greater detail.

Punctum , 2020

Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro... more Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro Monte di Orta (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is spectacle and hagiography, theme park and treatise. Sacro Monte di Orta is a sacred mountain complex that extolls the life of St. Francis of Assisi through fresco, statuary, and built environment. Descending from the vision of the 16th-century Archbishop Carlo Borromeo, the design and execution of the chapels express the Catholic Church’s desire to define, or, perhaps redefine itself for a transforming Christian diaspora. And in the struggle to provide a spiritual and geographical front against the spread of Protestantism into the Italian peninsula, the Catholic Church mustered the most powerful weapon it had: the widely popular native Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta examines this important pilgrimage site where Francis is embraced as a ne plus ultra saint. The book delves into a pivotal moment in the life of the Catholic Church as revealed through the artistic program of the Sacro Monte’s twenty-one chapels, providing a nuanced understanding of the role the site played in the Counter-Reformation.The Sacro Monte di Orta was, in its way, a new hagiographical text vital to post-Tridentine Italy. Sacred Views provides research and analysis of this popular, yet critically neglected Franciscan devotional site. Sacred Views is the first significant scholarly work on the Sacro Monte di Orta in English and one of the very few full-length treatments in any language. It includes a catalogue of artists, over one hundred photographs, maps, short essays on each chapel, and longer essays that examine some of the most significant chapels in greater detail.

Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro... more Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro Monte di Orta (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is spectacle and hagiography, theme park and treatise. Sacro Monte di Orta is a sacred mountain complex that extolls the life of St. Francis of Assisi through fresco, statuary, and built environment. Descending from the vision of the 16th-century Archbishop Carlo Borromeo, the design and execution of the chapels express the Catholic Church's desire to define, or, perhaps redefine itself for a transforming Christian diaspora. And in the struggle to provide a spiritual and geographical front against the spread of Protestantism into the Italian peninsula, the Catholic Church mustered the most powerful weapon it had: the widely popular native Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta examines this important pilgrimage site where Francis is embraced as a ne plus ultra saint. The book delves into a ...