The Marillac were one of the most important noble families in early modern France. My analysis of this pivotal and deeply political family during the turbulent era of the French Wars of Religion (1562-1629) examines and explains the importance of the interaction of familial alliances, religion and diplomacy in the making of the state. This period represents a critical moment in the process of state development. In contrast to prevailing studies of early modern state formation that concentrate on a centrally-directed program, this dissertation argues that it was the expansion of family strategy, and its interplay with religion and diplomacy, that drove the ongoing construction of the early modern state. There was no blueprint for the creation of this state. Rather, it was born out of an accretion of policies formed by politically important clans working to advance their familial interests. By closely tracing the fortunes of the Marillac clan through archives and research libraries in France, this study discloses the nature of power in early modern Europe in its daily, practical manifestations. My project reaffirms the agency of the family and the individual in the making of the state. It showcases the importance of religious devotion to the formation of family strategy, and especially how Marillac women were drivers of this devotion. My research demonstrates how one family successfully negotiated the Wars of Religion. Additionally, I discuss the impactful role of the individual diplomat in the practice of foreign affairs. Finally, by tracing the fortunes of the Marillac family, I show how a family not only rises to power, but falls, as well as the consequences and limits of disgrace. My research will therefore contribute to the fields of early modern state-building, diplomacy, religious politics, and women and gender through the prism of Marillac family strategy and its interaction with religion and diplomacy.

This work, entitled 'Service - the unifying element in the spirituality of Louise de Marillac and Vincent de Paul', deals with the interconnection of two spiritualities Louise de Marillac and Vincent de Paul. I tried to test the assumption that an important connecting element of both important figures in the history of Catholic spirituality is the spirituality of service. In a way, this diploma thesis is a continuation of the previous bachelor thesis entitled 'Selected themes of spirituality Louise de Marillac'. The text is divided into four parts. The first one deals with the contemporary context and spiritual influences in 17th century France. In this part, I also focus on important moments and originally different social and cultural conditions of life of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac. The core of the second and third chapters are Vincent de Paul's spirituality and Louise se Marillac's spirituality. Immediately follows the fourth part, which is the link between the two previous chapters. It contains the key statements of the two saints, based on which it is possible to form an idea of what it meant to Vincent and Louise to honour the Incarnate Word, as manifested in their service and concrete charitable works. Finally, these works are presented as evidence of the unified emphasis of...

Submitted by Gilvan Almeida (gilvan.almeida@icict.fiocruz.br) on 2016-09-26T14:06:08Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) 198.pdf: 4023930 bytes, checksum: bb7a939f27fea05bd74c8dc416a48d1e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Barata Manoel (msbarata@coc.fiocruz.br) on 2016-10-13T16:00:49Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) 198.pdf: 4023930 bytes, checksum: bb7a939f27fea05bd74c8dc416a48d1e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-10-13T16:00:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) 198.pdf: 4023930 bytes, checksum: bb7a939f27fea05bd74c8dc416a48d1e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Casa de Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. / No decorrer dos anos 30 do século XX, teve início no Brasil a institucionalização do ensino e da prática de enfermagem visando instaurar um padrão para as escolas de enfermagem e para a atividade profissional. Neste mesmo período, discutia-se internacionalmente, no âmbito do Comitê Internacional Católico de Enfermeiras e Assistentes Médico-Sociais, um novo ethos para a assistência católica que considerava a importância da incorporação das técnicas e das práticas científicas ao trabalho social. O objetivo da tese é analisar a participação das lideranças católicas no processo de organização do campo educacional da enfermagem brasileira, considerando as três primeiras escolas de enfermagem de orientação católica organizadas na década de 1930: Escola de Enfermagem Carlos Chagas, Escola de Enfermeiras do Hospital São Paulo e Escola de Enfermeiras Luiza de Marillac. Conforme procura-se demonstrar, as instituições foram marcadas por particularidades no ensino resultantes da atuação de suas organizadoras respectivamente Laís Netto dos Reys, madre Marie Domineuc e irmã Mathilde Nina. O protagonismo destas e de outras lideranças foi examinado, ainda, por meio da conformação da agenda da enfermagem brasileira nos anos 1940, considerando as propostas, a formação, as experiências profissionais e a confissão católica das enfermeiras. Este período, também foi marcado pela busca por reconhecimento social e, neste campo, o catolicismo foi um elemento fundamental como observado nos artigos da revista brasileira Annaes de Enfermagem - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, de 1932 a 1961, e através da influência do discurso do internacional sobre a Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem. / During the 1930s, Brazil has begun an institutionalization process on teaching and nursing practice, and looking forward to establish a standard for nursing schools and the professional activity. In the same period it was been discussed internationally, under the International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Social Assistants, a new ethos for the catholic service, which considered the importance of the incorporation of technical and scientific practices to social work. The aim of this study was to analyze the participation of catholic leaders in the organization of the educational field of Brazilian nursing process, considering the first three nursing schools of catholic orientation organized in the 1930s - Carlos Chagas School of Nursing, Nursing School of Hospital São Paulo and School of Nurses Luiza de Marillac. A long the thesis I have tried to demonstrate that the institutions were marked by peculiarities in teaching resulting from the activities of the organizers, respectively Lais Netto dos Reys, mother Marie Domineuc and sister Mathilde Nina. The role of these and other leaders was also examined by the conformation of Brazilian nursing book in the 1940s, considering the proposals, training, professional experience and the catholic confession of nurses. This period was also marked by the search for social recognition and, in this field Catholicism was an essential element, as observed in the Brazilian magazine articles Annaes de Enfermagem / Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem.