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The Founder, Francis of Assisi - (Francis of Assisi Early Documents) Annotated (Paperback)
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- Noted Franciscan scholars Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, and William Short spearheaded a collabrative effort of translators, scholars and technicians to publish this series.
- About the Author: Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone; Italian Francesco d'Assisi; Latin Franciscus Assisiensis; 1181 or 1182 - 3 October 1226), venerated as Saint Francis of Assisi, also known in his ministry as Francesco, was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, philosopher, mystic, and preacher.
- 819 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Religious
- Series Name: Francis of Assisi Early Documents
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About the Book
The Founder is the second volume of an extraordinary series of "the writings of Saint Francis and those of the early Franciscan witnesses" and it will "be of estimable value to scholars, students, and lovers of Il Poverello as well...a scholarly achievement done in the service of history, theology and spirituality." (Lawrence Cunningham)Book Synopsis
Noted Franciscan scholars Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, and William Short spearheaded a collabrative effort of translators, scholars and technicians to publish this series. Many of these texts had been published in critical, scholarly European editions, but were not available in English. All three volumes contain helpful introductions to each section, colored maps, cross references, and extensive annotation.
This second volume, The Founder contains these documents:
1. The Beginning or the Founding of the Order and the Deeds of Those Lesser Brothers Who Were the First Companions of Blessed Francis in Religion; 2. The Legend of the Three Companions; 3. The Assisi Compilation; 4. The Remembrance of the Desire of a Soul; 5. The Treatise on the Miracles of Saint Francis; 6. An Umbrian Choir Legend; 7. A Letter on the Passing of Saint Francis; 8. The Legends and Sermons about Saint Francis; The Morning and Evening Sermons, October 4, 1255; The Major Legend of Saint Francis; The Minor Legend of Saint Francis; The Evening Sermon, October 4, 1262; A Sermon, October 4, 1266; A Sermon on the Feast of the Transferal of the Body of Saint Francis, May 25, 1267; The Morning and Evening Sermons, October 4, 1267; and 9. Related Documents.
Review Quotes
"Francis of Assisi: Early Documents provides new and updated resources to help forge the human Francis from the struggles of this time and from our misunderstandings about his call and charism.."
Ingrid Peterson, O.S.F.
Author of Praying with Clare of Assisi
"This is a magnificent collection of texts which illuminate the person of Saint Francis and the beginnings of the Franciscan Order. The translators provide a wonderful balance between fluent language and scholarly apparatus, thus making the result equally useful for students and anyone else interested in the meaning of the Franciscan experience. Francis emerges here as a man for all people, a Christ-like figure on fire with his message."
Brian Patrick McGuire
Roskilde University, Denmark
"I am told that Francis of Assisi has the longest single biography of any person in history. This magnificent collection, both scholarly and complete, will show you why 'the whole world runs after him.' It might start you running too."
Richard Rohr, O.F.M.
Author of Discovering the Enneagram Center for Action and Contemplation
About the Author
Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone; Italian Francesco d'Assisi; Latin Franciscus Assisiensis; 1181 or 1182 - 3 October 1226), venerated as Saint Francis of Assisi, also known in his ministry as Francesco, was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, philosopher, mystic, and preacher.[3] He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in Christianity.