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This article has been published in: Ocula 23, Flowers of the soul: The symbolism of flowers in the religious imagination

author: Gabriele Marino (Dipartimento di filosofia e scienze dell'educazione, Università di Torino (UNITO), IT)

The hagiographic floral prosopope: the case of the Marian litany of flowers

language: italian

abstract: The hagiographic floral prosopopoeia: The case of the ‘Marian litany of flowers’. The paper presents a brief and partial review of the trope of flower personification (prosopopoeia) within the Christian imagery, with specific reference to the saintly figures. Attention is focused on the particular case of the Litania mariana dei fiori (‘Marian Litany of flowers’) authored by sister Chiara Immacolata Trigilia, published in 2005, and on its webpage (2008) and YouTube (2009) renditions.

citation information: Gabriele Marino, La prosopopea floreale agiografica: il caso della Litania mariana dei fiori, "Ocula", vol.21, n.23, pp.178-197, July 2020. DOI: 10.12977/ocula2020-35

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