José María Salvador González
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View article: The Assumption of Mary into Heaven According to Saint Bonaventure
The Assumption of Mary into Heaven According to Saint Bonaventure Open
View article: Fenestra coeli. The Virgin Mary Symbolized as the Window of Heaven in Images of the Annunciation
Fenestra coeli. The Virgin Mary Symbolized as the Window of Heaven in Images of the Annunciation Open
This article aims two main objectives. First, it intends to shed light on how the metaphor “window of heaven” (fenestra coeli) applied to the Virgin Mary translates the doctrinal meaning of her virginal divine motherhood. Second, it seeks …
View article: William of Ware’s Arguments in Defense of Mary’s Immaculate Conception
William of Ware’s Arguments in Defense of Mary’s Immaculate Conception Open
The current article aims to shed light on the reasoning used by the 13th century English Franciscan master William of Ware to defend the belief in the immaculate conception of the Virgin Mary. To do so, this English theologian begins by di…
View article: Refugium peccatorum: The Virgin Mary’s Saving Protection in Medieval Liturgical Hymns
Refugium peccatorum: The Virgin Mary’s Saving Protection in Medieval Liturgical Hymns Open
The current article does not directly study the liturgical ritual as a set of gestures and forms of ceremonial behavior. Instead, it focuses on shedding light on the doctrinal content of many Mariological liturgical hymns, precisely the co…
View article: Verbum Verbo Concepisti. The Word’s Incarnation in Some Images of the Annunciation in the Light of Medieval Liturgical Hymns
Verbum Verbo Concepisti. The Word’s Incarnation in Some Images of the Annunciation in the Light of Medieval Liturgical Hymns Open
This article aims to explain why, in some European representations of the Annunciation, a bundle of rays of light comes from the mouth of God the Father toward the head/ear of the Virgin Mary. In order to find a satisfactory answer to this…
View article: Domus Sapientiae: A Mariological and Christological Metaphor According to the Patristic, Theological, and Liturgical Tradition
Domus Sapientiae: A Mariological and Christological Metaphor According to the Patristic, Theological, and Liturgical Tradition Open
This article sheds light on the repercussions of the Proverbs sentence “Wisdom has built her house” on Christian doctrine and on the Marian iconography of the Annunciation. To achieve his objectives, the author uses a double comparative an…
View article: Foederis Arca—The Ark of the Covenant, a Biblical Symbol of the Virgin Mary
Foederis Arca—The Ark of the Covenant, a Biblical Symbol of the Virgin Mary Open
This article attempts to document why the Virgin Mary is symbolically designated by the biblical figure “Ark of the Covenant” (Foederis Arca), as reflected in one of the invocations of the Litany of Loreto (Litaniae Lauretanae). To justify…
View article: The Temple as a Symbol of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Liturgical Hymns and Its Reflection in Images of the Annunciation of the 14th–15th Centuries
The Temple as a Symbol of the Virgin Mary in Medieval Liturgical Hymns and Its Reflection in Images of the Annunciation of the 14th–15th Centuries Open
The current article seeks two interrelated objectives. First, we will shed light on the Mariological and Christological meanings underlying the saying templum Dei and other similar metaphorical expressions, with which countless medieval li…
View article: The doctrinal metaphor porta clausa in medieval liturgical hymns and its reflection in the iconography of the Annunciation
The doctrinal metaphor porta clausa in medieval liturgical hymns and its reflection in the iconography of the Annunciation Open
Focused on investigating some interpretations of the vision of the prophet Ezekiel about the eastern shut gate of the temple that was to be rebuilt in Jerusalem, this article] seeks two objectives. First, to present many fragments of medie…
View article: The arguments of John Duns Scotus in defence of Mary’s Immaculate Conception
The arguments of John Duns Scotus in defence of Mary’s Immaculate Conception Open
This article aims to specify the theoretical approaches through which the conspicuous Scottish Franciscan theologian John Duns Scotus (c.1265/66–1308) became the leader of the defenders of the belief in the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Concept…
View article: Hortus Conclusus: A Mariological Symbol in Some Quattrocento Annunciations, According to Church Fathers and Medieval Theologians
Hortus Conclusus: A Mariological Symbol in Some Quattrocento Annunciations, According to Church Fathers and Medieval Theologians Open
This paper seeks to interpret the biblical metaphor of the hortus conclusus (closed garden) according to a Mariological projection, as presented iconographically in various Quattrocentro Annunciations. The author bases his interpretations …
View article: Editorial: The pope, new Moses. From Eugene IV to the Medicean popes
Editorial: The pope, new Moses. From Eugene IV to the Medicean popes Open
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View article: Saint Bonaventure’s Doctrine on the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception
Saint Bonaventure’s Doctrine on the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception Open
This article seeks to shed light on the approach of Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio (1217/21–1274) on the highly problematic issue of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. In a context of heated debates on the matter, Saint Bonaven…
View article: Regina Coeli—Doctrine and Iconography of the Virgin Mary’s Heavenly Royalty
Regina Coeli—Doctrine and Iconography of the Virgin Mary’s Heavenly Royalty Open
This article aims to highlight the privileged status granted by Christianity to the Virgin Mary when considering her the Queen of Heaven. From the very early centuries of our era, this sublime title was assigned to the Virgin Mary, for her…
View article: Paradisi porta—An Iconographic Analysis of Mary as a Humanity’s Mediator in the Light of Medieval Liturgical Hymns
Paradisi porta—An Iconographic Analysis of Mary as a Humanity’s Mediator in the Light of Medieval Liturgical Hymns Open
This article aims to highlight the rich doctrinal meanings underlying the textual and iconic designation of the Virgin Mary as the gate of Heaven, a highly brilliant metaphor used by writers and artists to symbolize her saving mediation be…
View article: Facta est Maria fenestra coeli
Facta est Maria fenestra coeli Open
This article aims to iconographically interpret the doctrinal meanings of the divine ray of light passing through a window in images of the Annunciation from the 14th and 15th centuries. To achieve this purpose, I analyze firstly a large c…
View article: The Created World as a Creator’s Vestigium in St. Bonaventure’s Aesthetics
The Created World as a Creator’s Vestigium in St. Bonaventure’s Aesthetics Open
The conspicuous Franciscan thinker Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio develops his personal Aesthetics in his book Itinerarium mentis in Deum (1259). This consists essentially in an ascent of man to God through three successive phases, each o…
View article: Hortus Conclusus—A Mariological Metaphor in Some Renaissance Paintings of the Annunciation in the Light of Medieval Liturgical Hymns
Hortus Conclusus—A Mariological Metaphor in Some Renaissance Paintings of the Annunciation in the Light of Medieval Liturgical Hymns Open
This article seeks to shed light on the doctrinal meanings of the closed garden included in some Renaissance paintings of the Annunciation. To justify the iconographic interpretations that we will give of these paintings, we will base them…
View article: Porta clausa es, virgo. Exegeses on Ezekiel’s Porta clausa by some Latin Church Fathers and Theologians between the 6th and the 12th Centuries
Porta clausa es, virgo. Exegeses on Ezekiel’s Porta clausa by some Latin Church Fathers and Theologians between the 6th and the 12th Centuries Open
This paper is limited to highlight a selection of exegetical comments through which, from the 6th century until the 12th, many Latin Church Fathers and theologians deciphered the eastern shut door of the temple (porta clausa) revealed by Y…
View article: The Vase in Paintings of the Annunciation, a Polyvalent Symbol of the Virgin Mary
The Vase in Paintings of the Annunciation, a Polyvalent Symbol of the Virgin Mary Open
This article tries to highlight the deep doctrinal meanings underlying the vase that is often included in artistic depictions of the Annunciation. This apparently banal everyday object has been deliberately placed there in a prominent posi…
View article: The Iconographic Type of the Coronation of the Virgin in the Renaissance Italian Painting in the Light of the Medieval Theology
The Iconographic Type of the Coronation of the Virgin in the Renaissance Italian Painting in the Light of the Medieval Theology Open
This article highlights the artistic and conceptual relevance of the iconographic type of the Coronation of Mary in Italy during the Late Middle Ages and Early Modernity. We have analyzed 14 Italian Renaissance paintings, aiming to discove…
View article: La Peste Negra. Reacciones ante la pandemia en la Edad Media. The Black Death. Reactions to the pandemic in the Middle Ages
La Peste Negra. Reacciones ante la pandemia en la Edad Media. The Black Death. Reactions to the pandemic in the Middle Ages Open
Editorial: La Peste Negra.Reacciones ante la pandemia en la Edad
View article: At the top of the transcendent stage of St. Bonaventure’s Aesthetics. Contemplating God as the summum Bonum
At the top of the transcendent stage of St. Bonaventure’s Aesthetics. Contemplating God as the summum Bonum Open
This article aims to highlight the sixth and penultimate level that Saint Bonaventure establishes in the contemplative ascent of man towards God, since he begins to consider creatures as vestiges and signs of the Creator until he speculate…
View article: La etapa inmanente de la Estética de Buenaventura desde sus fuentes de inspiración
La etapa inmanente de la Estética de Buenaventura desde sus fuentes de inspiración Open
De entre el ingente corpus teórico del pensador franciscano Buenaventura de Bagnoregio, hemos focalizado aquí nuestra atención sobre el libro titulado Itinerarium mentis in Deum (1259), porque en él nuestro autor condensa el núcleo esencia…
View article: Editorial: Imágenes medievales: Entre la realidad y la idea.
Editorial: Imágenes medievales: Entre la realidad y la idea. Open
View article: Interpretaciones de los Padres de la Iglesia greco-oriental sobre la Domus Sapientiae y su influencia en el tipo iconográfico de la Anunciación del siglo XV / Greek-Eastern Church Father's Interpretations of Domus Sapientiae and their Influence on the Iconographic Type of the Annunciation in the 15th Century
Interpretaciones de los Padres de la Iglesia greco-oriental sobre la Domus Sapientiae y su influencia en el tipo iconográfico de la Anunciación del siglo XV / Greek-Eastern Church Father's Interpretations of Domus Sapientiae and their Influence on the Iconographic Type of the Annunciation in the 15th Century Open
This article1 seeks to interpret the representation of Mary’s house shaped like a palace in some images of the Annunciation from an iconographic point of view, in the light of Greek Patrology, I start by analyzing some texts used by many G…
View article: Contemplating God from the Mirror of the Soul. The First Level of St. Bonaventure’s Introspective Aesthetics from Its Inspiring Sources
Contemplating God from the Mirror of the Soul. The First Level of St. Bonaventure’s Introspective Aesthetics from Its Inspiring Sources Open
This article seeks primarily to highlight the first level of the introspective stage of Saint Bonaventure’s Aesthetics, as highlighted in Chapter 3 of his Itinerarium mentis in Deum. According to this Franciscan philosopher, if man conside…
View article: Symbol of Door as Mary in Images of the Annunciation of the 14th-15th Centuries
Symbol of Door as Mary in Images of the Annunciation of the 14th-15th Centuries Open
The current article addresses the topic of the symbolic identification of the Virgin Mary as a door according to a double possibility, namely, as an open door and as a shut door. This implies designating Mary simultaneously as ianua coeli …
View article: The first level of St. Bonaventure’s transcendent Aesthetics: Contemplating God as the pure, primary Being
The first level of St. Bonaventure’s transcendent Aesthetics: Contemplating God as the pure, primary Being Open
St. Bonaventure asserts that man can ascend contemplatively to God through three phases. The first one is to contemplate God outside us by appreciating the corporeal things as vestiges of the deity: this is the “immanent” phase of Bonavent…
View article: Exegeses on Ezekiel’s Porta Clausa Prior to the Councils of Ephesus, Constantinople, and Chalcedon
Exegeses on Ezekiel’s Porta Clausa Prior to the Councils of Ephesus, Constantinople, and Chalcedon Open
Clausa Prior to the Councils of Ephesus, Constantinople, and Chalcedon.This article 1 aims to highlight the exegetical comments that the Greek-Eastern and Latin Fathers proposed with a Christological and Mariological purpose on Ezekiel's p…