La Mostra    1400

The Jubilee of 1400 as chronicled by Giovanni Sercambi

Giovanni Sercambi, Le croniche di Giovanni Sercambi lucchese pubblicate sui manoscritti originali a cura di Salvatore Bongi, vol. II, Lucca 1892

The Jubilee of 1400 as chronicled by Giovanni Sercambi

The bull of indiction for the Jubilee of 1400, which was indeed celebrated, has never been traced. Giovanni Sercambi, a chronicler from Lucca (1348-1424), describes the events of that year and the great number of so-called “Whites” who flocked to the event. Members of the Confraternity of White Penitents (who probably originated in Provence) had established a penitential religious movement that by the end of the 14th century had spread through Italy and reached Rome

Giovanni Sercambi, Le croniche di Giovanni Sercambi lucchese pubblicate sui manoscritti originali a cura di Salvatore Bongi, vol. II, Lucca 1892