(Non-)declared Crusade against pseudo-Apostles: the forgotten "saints" of the Ordo Apostolorum

Abstract

The history of the pseudo-Apostles movement has come down to our time in the presentation of those who defeated them. The personalities of Gerard Segarelli and Fra Dolcino, the leaders of the pseudo-Apostles movement, can also be considered from the perspective of the presence of elements inherent in the lifetime cult of saints in the dogmatic Christian understanding, which are similar to the worship cults formed around the leaders of religious associations in the XIII-XIV centuries.

Keywords

• pseudo-apostles
• dolcinites
• cult of saints
• history of the church
• xiii-xiv centuries