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Hospital care and the conception of death in the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God in sixteenth‐ and seventeenth‐century Spain

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dc.contributor.authorMuñoz Devesa, Aarón
dc.contributor.authorRico Becerra, Juan Ignacio
dc.contributor.departmentAtención Sociosanitaria
dc.contributor.otherFacultad de Ciencias Sociosanitarias (Lorca)
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-18T12:07:48Z
dc.date.available2025-11-18T12:07:48Z
dc.date.copyright© 2025 The Author(s)
dc.date.issued2025-07-06
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the hospital care provided by the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God in sixteenth‐ and seventeenth century Spain, with particular emphasis on its conception of end‐of‐life care. Rooted in a context deeply shaped by Christian spirituality, the Order developed a holistic model grounded in charity, justice, and profound respect for the dignity of the sick. Through a critical analysis of normative and doctrinal sources, the study reconstructs caregiving practices surrounding dying and post‐mortem care, highlighting their institutionalization and the Order's hopeful understanding of death as a transition to eternal life. These practices were codified in detailed regulations concerning the accompaniment of the dying, the administration of sacraments, care for the deceased body, and the offering of suffrages. Employing a hermeneutic lens, the article interprets these practices within their original theological and cultural horizon, consciously avoiding the imposition of contemporary frameworks. Simultaneously, it argues that this historical legacy of ethical and spiritual care can enrich current reflections on death, nursing practice, and the role of institutions in safeguarding human dignity at the end of life.
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dc.identifier.citationNursing Inquiry, 2025; 32:e70042
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/nin.70042
dc.identifier.eissn1440-1800
dc.identifier.issn1320-7881
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/173969
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relationSin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nin.70042
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
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dc.subjectEarly modern Spain
dc.subjectEnd‐of‐life care
dc.subjectEthical care
dc.subjectEthical nursing practice
dc.subjectFuneral rites
dc.subjectHistory of nursing
dc.subjectHospitaller care
dc.subjectSpiritual care
dc.subjectSpirituality in health care
dc.subjectChristian anthropology
dc.subject.odsNo relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
dc.titleHospital care and the conception of death in the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God in sixteenth‐ and seventeenth‐century Spain
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