Real
Nazareth
Nazareth is mentioned in the Paradiso in relation to the childhood of Christ and to the place where his fellow townspeople ought to have recognized him.
Description
In Canto IX of the Paradiso, Dante uses the name of Nazareth in a simile: the blessed souls, whom the faithful on earth should recognize as guides, are not recognized, just as the inhabitants of Christ's place do not direct their thoughts to Nazareth, that is, they do not reflect upon the one who had dwelt among them. The Gospel reference is taken up and developed in the introductions and notes to Canto XXXII, where the scene of the Annunciation in the city is evoked as a central reference for the figure of Mary in the poem, with the archangel Gabriel depicted as ideally renewing the gesture of the announcement. The introduction to Canto XXXIII also recalls the moment of the Annunciation in the maiden of Nazareth as a fundamental juncture in the history of salvation.
In the text
Linked verses
1 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | Canto IX | 137 | non vanno i lor pensieri a Nazarette, | Open verse |