Abstract

The events organized in April 1622 in Milan to celebrate the canonization of St Ignatius and St Francis Xavier clearly show how the Catholic Church of the time, the Jesuits especially, used a combination of different sensory elements to reinforce Christian belief in the congregation. The deeds of the two Saints were represented in large pictures, displayed in the Jesuit area of Milan, and were recounted by choirs singing hymns and prayers. Moreover, there was a procession of allegorical carts representing the arts taught at the local Jesuit college of Brera. The event was recorded in a Breve relatione (1622) which allows us not only to reconstruct what happened, but also to understand why the Jesuits placed such great confidence in the efficacy of this multimedial communication strategy.

中文翻译：

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多媒体耶稣会活动：圣伊格纳修斯和圣弗朗西斯·泽维尔的庆祝活动（1622年，米兰）

摘要

1622年4月在米兰举办的庆祝圣伊格内修斯和圣弗朗西斯·泽维尔圣典化的活动清楚地表明，当时的天主教会，尤其是耶稣会士，是如何使用各种感官元素来增强基督徒对会众的信仰。这两个圣徒的事迹以大图片形式展示，陈列在米兰的耶稣会地区，并由合唱团唱赞美诗和祈祷文叙述。此外，还有一系列寓言性的手推车代表着当地布雷拉的耶稣会学院教授的艺术。该事件记录在Breve关系中（1622），它使我们不仅可以重建发生的事情，而且可以理解为什么耶稣会士对这种多媒体交流策略的有效性抱有如此大的信心。