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Pagan Virtue in a Christian World

- Sigismondo Malatesta and the Italian Renaissance

About Pagan Virtue in a Christian World

In 1462 Pope Pius II performed the only reverse canonization in history, damning a living man to an afterlife of torment. What had Sigismondo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini and a patron of the arts, done to merit this fate? Anthony D'Elia shows how the recovery of classical literature and art during the Italian Renaissance led to a revival of paganism.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674088511
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 368
  • Published:
  • January 3, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 243x165x30 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 668 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: August 25, 2025

Description of Pagan Virtue in a Christian World

In 1462 Pope Pius II performed the only reverse canonization in history, damning a living man to an afterlife of torment. What had Sigismondo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini and a patron of the arts, done to merit this fate? Anthony D'Elia shows how the recovery of classical literature and art during the Italian Renaissance led to a revival of paganism.

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