«Street Prophet» and Clerical Reformer: The Portuguese Pilgrim Juan Gómez in defense of Franciscanism (ca. 1605-1659)

This article retraces the story of an ordinary European man converted in a «street prophet». For twenty-five years, Juan Gómez roamed numerous Hispanic American towns making embarrassing accusations, particularly against clergymen and clergywomen. The author explores the meanings of a peculiar mysti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Silva Prada, Natalia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Católica San Pablo
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Católica San Pablo
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.ucsp.edu.pe:article/1326
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucsp.edu.pe/index.php/Allpanchis/article/view/1326
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:profeta de plaza
franciscanos
profecías
donado portugués
corrupción clerical
street prophet
franciscans
prophecies
Portuguese man
clerical corruption
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Sumario:This article retraces the story of an ordinary European man converted in a «street prophet». For twenty-five years, Juan Gómez roamed numerous Hispanic American towns making embarrassing accusations, particularly against clergymen and clergywomen. The author explores the meanings of a peculiar mystical position and contextualizes it based on the life of a secular person who has never become a religious but was a staunch defender of the franciscanism. This research is based on the legal action taken by the Tribunal of the Inquisition in Mexico against the Portuguese Juan Gómez, between 1657 and 1659.