Some preliminary observations have to be made regarding the Writings of Saint Francis. The Writings are all in Latin, with the exception of the Canticle of Brother Sun and the Canticle of Exhortation to the Poor Ladies of San Damiano. Now we know that Francis went to the cathedral school of...
Scripta Leonis, Rufini et Angeli Sociorum S. Francisci: TheWritings of Leo, Rufino and Angelo Companions of St. Francis,original manuscript, 1246, compiled by Brother Leo and othercompanions (1970, 1990, reprinted with corrections), Oxford, OxfordUniversity Press, edited by Rosalind B. Brooke, ...
Clare of As·si·si (klâr; ə-sē′zē, -sē, ə-sĭs′ē), Saint 1194-1253. Italian nun and religious leader who founded with Saint Francis of Assisi the first Franciscan order of nuns, the Order of Poor Ladies, also known as "the Poor Clares." She was canonized in 1255....
An absorbing story…Elizabeth Goudge makes skillful use of contemporary sources, St. Francis’s own writings and those of his followers, and the legends – employing them with the skill of a gifted storyteller. A superb recreation of a wonderful personality, who even today holds a unique place...
The ascribed author was Thomas Celano of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor who had previously completed the “The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi”. Thomas Celano was therefore a contemporary of Clare and his writings record all the known facts using the eyewitness accounts of the time, the...
For centuries, people within and outside Christianity have turned to the writings of Benedict of Nursia, a sixth-century monk committed to shaping a life of humility and compassion, to guide their spiritual lives. The Rule of Benedict Included are vignettes of Francis of Assisi, the "Fool" ...
Saint Patrick's life is only known based on his writings and the mentions of other people in their own writings. It is not even determined that he lived in the 5th century AD. This is simply when most historians agree that he lived, based on the scarce available information about him. ...
It surprises me that in none of the philosophic writings of the learned scholars of antiquity can I find that this matter of names has been touched upon, much less given the importance of which I account it to be deserving. Possibly it is because no one of them ever suffered, as I have...
Augustine of Hippo, whose brilliant writings are considered a cornerstone of Western civilization, is the patron saint of printers. Benedict Saint Benedict of Nursia, often called the founder of western monasticism, whose Rule showed a unique spirit of balance, moderation and reason, is the patron...
In private writings he phrased this more personally, that he was terrified of ever visiting Rome because he was terrified of the idea of all the layers and layers and layers of destroyed structures hidden under the surface, at the same time present and absent, visible and invisible. He was,...