Notas para una biografía del predicador real Jerónimo de Florencia (1565-1633)

Abstract

The article summarizes my research on the royal preacher Jerónimo de Florencia, who, along with Paravicino, was the most renowned preacher during the reign of Philip III and part of that of Philip IV. This study provides information on his work, comprised fundamentally of his important funereal prayers, and the impact that it had on his epoch. The second part of the study analyzes his biography, influenced by his close ties to power, especially by his relationship with Philip III, whom he served as confident, and who has been attributed a very direct participation in crafting the clauses of the king’s last will and testament. Florencia’s privileged situation continued with the new king, Philip IV, as revealed by his being named confessor of the princes don Carlos and don Fernando, and by his inclusion as a member of the famous Reformation Council, among other honors.