The great historian of the papacy, Ludwig von Pastor believed that Martin V
did hold a Jubilee in 1423 (see his "History of the Popes", vol.1 (ed.
F.I.Antrobus), London, 1899, p.232).
Since that time, controversy reigns supreme. Some say he did; some say he
didn't. Did he or didn't he?
The most recent account that I've read, M. Fagiolo and M.L. Madonna (eds.),
"Roma, 1300-1875: la citta degli anni santi; atlante" (Milan, 1985), admit
that the status of 1423 [some would say 1425, to compound the question!] is
problematic, pp. 81-2.
(For general literature on the post-1300 later medieval anni santi, see C.
Bandini et al., "Gli anni santi" (Turin, 1934); E. Delaruelle et al.,
"L'Eglise au temps du Grand Schisme" in the Histoire de L'Eglise of A.
Fliche and V. Martin, 14.2 (Paris, 1962), pp. 813-15, and the same author's
"La Piete populaire au moyen age" (Turin, 1975), p.413ff. (1450); an older
book, H. Thurston's "The Roman Jubilee: History and Ceremonial" (London,
1900) is still useful.)
Anyone out there with a handy reference to a recent article, or an opinion,
or both?
Gary Dickson
University of Edinburgh
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