Why the Bishop of Florence had to marry the Abbess of San Pier Maggiore
A unique aspect of the episcopal enthronement in Florence suggested to me why Florentines would be uniquely familiar with the mystical marriage of the bishop with his church, because it was literally enacted with a ring and a bed, and perhaps explains why a female pairing with the Pope in the triump...
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- 14 Sep 2023, 10:45
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