Abstract

Abstract: Valencian preaching during the Baroque shows some essential differences compared to the Spanish style, such the absence of a gloomy and damning tone. Another divergence is that there is not only less political interference in preaching, but that, in Valencian preachers, the proverbial legitimacy of the monarchy acquires nuances that distinguish it, because the «legitimation» approach is directed more towards the origins of the kingdom — and so towards James I, an almost sacred figure — than in praising the Habsburgs, applauded for being Catholics and enemies of Protestantism. Indirectly, but in a persistent manner, there are notes that can back — albeit in moderation — neoforalistes theses.Key words: Valencian Baroque, preaching, saint Vincent Ferrer and language, political interference, neoforalisme, sacralisation of the territory.