Les confréries du Rosaire en Rouergue aux XVIe et XVIIe siècles

Under the impulsion of the Order of Saint Dominic and under the control of ecclesiastical authorities, devotion to the Rosary Virgin and the creation of confraternities developped during the early modern period. Rouergue was particularly touched by this vast current of Marian fervor. Almost every parish church housed a confraternity that brought together a large number of faithful, both men and women, of diverse social backgrounds. In two centuries, a veritable network of sociability was created as the Baroque altar-pieces still existing give evidence

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