흑사병과 성인 공경: 성 로쿠스 현상을 중심으로 (The Black Death and the Veneration of Saints: The Case of St. Roch)

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· 발행기관 : 한국서양사연구회
· 수록지 정보 : 서양사연구 / 61호 / 1 ~ 31페이지
· 저자명 : 박흥식

초록

This thesis observed aspects of the veneration of saints during the period of the Black Death centered on St. Roch. The veneration of saints stood out most in the Roman Catholic culture of the 15th and 16th centuries because the plague caused unprecedented disaster.
Believers appealed to saints to appease the anger of God as they had no other way to overcome the epidemic. When the Black Death first occurred, Europeans depended greatly on St. Sebastian and St. Maria. St. Sebastian survived even after being shot by arrows so they expected him to help them avoid sudden death. Also, Mary of Mercy was believed to be the most effective saint in persuading the Son of flesh, Jesus. However, as they could not receive enough protection even so, Roch was also added to the group of patron saints against the plague in the late 15th century. Even though Roch did not receive an official canonization from the Vatican, he became very popular in a short amount of time because of legends stating that he overcame the Black Death physically. The Roch syndrome was an exceptional phenomenon created by feelings of threat due to the plague.
St. Roch, who was a pilgrim, not only treated patients of the Black Death during his lifetime but also had experience being cured of the Black Death himself so he was held in high esteem as “a true acting saint” who can share emotional communion with the people who were in pain. St. Roch is the case of a saint discovered voluntarily and autonomously by the people in their need. Like this, the life force of the veneration of saints was not made possible due to pressure from church agencies or donations from men of power. It displayed the characteristics of self-salvation measures for the people who tried to solve problems of faith and life by depending on the power of saints.

영어초록

This thesis observed aspects of the veneration of saints during the period of the Black Death centered on St. Roch. The veneration of saints stood out most in the Roman Catholic culture of the 15th and 16th centuries because the plague caused unprecedented disaster.
Believers appealed to saints to appease the anger of God as they had no other way to overcome the epidemic. When the Black Death first occurred, Europeans depended greatly on St. Sebastian and St. Maria. St. Sebastian survived even after being shot by arrows so they expected him to help them avoid sudden death. Also, Mary of Mercy was believed to be the most effective saint in persuading the Son of flesh, Jesus. However, as they could not receive enough protection even so, Roch was also added to the group of patron saints against the plague in the late 15th century. Even though Roch did not receive an official canonization from the Vatican, he became very popular in a short amount of time because of legends stating that he overcame the Black Death physically. The Roch syndrome was an exceptional phenomenon created by feelings of threat due to the plague.
St. Roch, who was a pilgrim, not only treated patients of the Black Death during his lifetime but also had experience being cured of the Black Death himself so he was held in high esteem as “a true acting saint” who can share emotional communion with the people who were in pain. St. Roch is the case of a saint discovered voluntarily and autonomously by the people in their need. Like this, the life force of the veneration of saints was not made possible due to pressure from church agencies or donations from men of power. It displayed the characteristics of self-salvation measures for the people who tried to solve problems of faith and life by depending on the power of saints.

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