Mighty Protectors for the Merchant Class: Saints as Intercessors between the Wealthy and the Divine

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Emily Diana Kelley

Organizer Affiliation

Saginaw Valley State Univ.

Presider Name

Cynthia Turner Camp

Presider Affiliation

Univ. of Georgia

Paper Title 1

The Canonization of Saint Homobonus of Cremona: A Reexamination

Presenter 1 Name

Deborah Shulevitz

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Columbia Univ.

Paper Title 2

Merchants as Devotees of the Virgin: The Case of the Cantigas de santa Maria

Presenter 2 Name

Connie L. Scarborough

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Texas Tech Univ.

Paper Title 3

Diversifying the Spiritual Portfolio: Provisions for Death among the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Century Mercantile Elites

Presenter 3 Name

Vanessa Crosby

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Northwestern Univ.

Paper Title 4

Accipite sapientiam sicut aurum: Pious Acquisition in Venetian Merchant Religion

Presenter 4 Name

David M. Perry

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Dominican Univ.

Start Date

10-5-2012 7:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 211