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To explore the relationship between the materiality of confessionals and ecclesiastical governance in Verona between 1750 and 1800.

June 19, 2026Church History

The Materiality of Salvation: Confessional Booths and Ecclesiastical Governance in Verona, c. 1750–1800

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GZGiovanni ZampieriUniversity of Padua

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Examines confessional booths' administration impacting ecclesiastical governance in late eighteenth-century Verona, suggesting significant cultural intersections.

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To explore the relationship between the materiality of confessionals and ecclesiastical governance in Verona between 1750 and 1800.
Analyzed synodal constitutions and episcopal correspondence regarding confessionals
Investigated reports from pastoral visitations
Reconstructed social networks related to confessional administration
The administration of confessionals highlighted negotiations among diocesan authorities, clergy, and lay communities.
Confessionals served as an interface between local practices and bureaucratic governance of the Catholic Church.
Insights into the cultural significance of materiality in early modern Catholicism emerged.

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Giovanni Zampieri (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34def565a5b0777af2e2ac https://doi.org/10.1017/s0009640726103369

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Examines confessional booths' administration impacting ecclesiastical governance in late eighteenth-century Verona, suggesting significant cultural intersections.

The Materiality of Salvation: Confessional Booths and Ecclesiastical Governance in Verona, c. 1750–1800

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The Materiality of Salvation: Confessional Booths and Ecclesiastical Governance in Verona, c. 1750–1800

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