Simone Maghenzani
Biographic Data
| ID | 968039 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simone Maghenzani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simone |
| FAMILY NAME | Maghenzani |
| SIGNATURE | MAGHENZANI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3441-4167 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Writing the History of the Papacy in the 21st Century
Joëlle Rollo-Koster , Robert A. Ventresca , Melodie H. Eichbauer, and Miles Pattenden, eds.: The Cambridge History of the Papacy, 3 Vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. Edited by Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Robert Ventresca, Melodie Eichbauer, and Miles Pattenden and published in three volumes in 2025, The Cambridge History of the Papacy offers a new sweeping and critical overview of the papacy as a multifaceted institution whose evolution…
Hypocrisy, ‘Prudence’, ‘Conscience’ in Administration
The article argues that the post-Tridentine papacy was more focused on maintaining its own centrality than on implementing the reforms established by the Council of Trent. It shows that the Roman Curia often undermined its own bishops and interfered with their efforts to reform their dioceses. This practice – which might be perceived as hypocritical by us and was viewed as such by some contemporary commentators – was seen as justified by the baro…
Popular Protest and Ideals of Democracy in Late Renaissance Italy
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Antonio degli Albizzi and Lutheran Propaganda in Early Seventeenth-Century Italy
In the early 1610s, some Italian Lutheran propaganda came to the attention of the Holy Office. Such propaganda is an anomaly for the period, and questions the current scholarship on the topic. Via the bibliographic study of pamphlets previously neglected or unknown, this article investigates this activity, mostly attributing it to Antonio degli Albizzi (1547–1627), sometime secretary to the Cardinal of Austria. This curious case elucidates the lo…
Diego Pirillo. The Refugee-Diplomat
Diego Pirillo’s new book, The Refugee-Diplomat: Venice, England, and the Reformation, sits at the crossroad between the new historiography on the origins of modern diplomacy and the most recent debates on Reformation history. The author introduces religious refugees as dynamic actors in the transformation of early modern European society: as they were forced into exile, they helped to forge modern diplomacy. They served as “intelligencers, cultur…
The Protestant Reformation in Counter-Reformation Italy, c. 1550–1660
This article aims to open up and overview some key questions surrounding the Italian Reformation. It argues that the Italian Reformation cannot be viewed as a closed book after the conclusion of the Council of Trent; instead there emerged new forms of engagement between Italy and Protestantism, both within and outside the peninsula. In particular, this article considers Protestant propaganda: the efforts by communities of exiles, especially the G…
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The Protestant Reformation in Counter-Reformation Italy, c. 1550–1660
This article aims to open up and overview some key questions surrounding the Italian Reformation. It argues that the Italian Reformation cannot be viewed as a closed book after the conclusion of the Council of Trent; instead there emerged new forms of engagement between Italy and Protestantism, both within and outside the peninsula. In particular, this article considers Protestant propaganda: the efforts by communities of exiles, especially the G…
Diego Pirillo. The Refugee-Diplomat
Diego Pirillo’s new book, The Refugee-Diplomat: Venice, England, and the Reformation, sits at the crossroad between the new historiography on the origins of modern diplomacy and the most recent debates on Reformation history. The author introduces religious refugees as dynamic actors in the transformation of early modern European society: as they were forced into exile, they helped to forge modern diplomacy. They served as “intelligencers, cultur…
Antonio degli Albizzi and Lutheran Propaganda in Early Seventeenth-Century Italy
In the early 1610s, some Italian Lutheran propaganda came to the attention of the Holy Office. Such propaganda is an anomaly for the period, and questions the current scholarship on the topic. Via the bibliographic study of pamphlets previously neglected or unknown, this article investigates this activity, mostly attributing it to Antonio degli Albizzi (1547–1627), sometime secretary to the Cardinal of Austria. This curious case elucidates the lo…
Popular Protest and Ideals of Democracy in Late Renaissance Italy
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Hypocrisy, ‘Prudence’, ‘Conscience’ in Administration
The article argues that the post-Tridentine papacy was more focused on maintaining its own centrality than on implementing the reforms established by the Council of Trent. It shows that the Roman Curia often undermined its own bishops and interfered with their efforts to reform their dioceses. This practice – which might be perceived as hypocritical by us and was viewed as such by some contemporary commentators – was seen as justified by the baro…
Writing the History of the Papacy in the 21st Century
Joëlle Rollo-Koster , Robert A. Ventresca , Melodie H. Eichbauer, and Miles Pattenden, eds.: The Cambridge History of the Papacy, 3 Vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025. Edited by Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Robert Ventresca, Melodie Eichbauer, and Miles Pattenden and published in three volumes in 2025, The Cambridge History of the Papacy offers a new sweeping and critical overview of the papacy as a multifaceted institution whose evolution…
History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Protestantism (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works)