Llibre de confraria del roser del any 1489 del monasterio de Santa María de Montesión de Barcelona: un ejemplo de red devocional

Abstract

This paper forms part from the research project Spiritual Landscapes Model of Spatial Analysis of the Transformation of Women’s Medieval Religiosity in the Iberian Kingdoms (12th-16th Centuries) (http://www.ub.edu/proyectopaisajes/index.php). Our aim is to show and analyse a confraternity book, and to discover the potential of this source as a starting point to carry out an investigation focused on the foundation and development of devotional brotherhoods in the Middle Ages. Finally, to illustrate the relevance of the prosopographical method to visualize the active role of laypersons in late medieval society, and the spiritual and solidarity networks that are established between the brothers, who come from different geographical and social areas. The early date of the foundation of a brotherhood in the convent of the Dominican nuns of Santa Maria de Montesion (Barcelona) in 1488 on dona Juana de Aragon initiative reveals the important role played by these Dominican nuns in the society of Barcelona in this period and its position of spiritual topography.