Resumen de Santità femminile del XIII secolo: la «Vita» di san- ta Sperandia di Cingoli
The life of Saint Sperandia of Cingoli, who lived in central Italy (UmbriaMarche Apennines) between about 1216 and 1276, is handed down in a Latin Vita probably written at the end of the 13th century (after 1278) and contained in a early 14th century codex. More than a Vita built according to the hagiographic scheme of the time, it is a collection of visions and miracles that does not provide precise historical data. Overall, the profile of an itinerant penitent, hermit, promoter of peace and worker of mercy, devoted to the humanity of Christ and his passion, recipient of visions is obtained. With these characteristics, Sperandia places itself in the Italian religious thirteenth century, a period in which the life of the Church is characterized by a large and varied female presence, made up of fluid and dynamic realities.
