Laura Gaffuri

Our essay focuses on Pope Felix V of Basel’s relationship with the mendicant orders between 1439 and 1449. During that decade, the religious map of Savoy was redesigned as a result of multiple factors. Factionalism among friars and monks acted as a sounding board for the restlessness of the 15th century monastic world, fueling uncertainty and instability, whilst exacerbating the ongoing conflicts between Reformed and Conventuals...