Francis of Assisi; Thomas of Celano; Bonaventure; Brother Ugolino; others · Author
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Francis of Assisi; Thomas of Celano; Bonaventure; Brother Ugolino; others
Francis of Assisi and early Franciscan writers of his life
Posthumous or imagined likeness of Francis of Assisi. Source · Public domain
About Francis of Assisi; Thomas of Celano; Bonaventure; Brother Ugolino; others
Francis of Assisi (1181/82-1226) was the Umbrian founder of the Friars Minor, remembered for poverty, preaching, wounds, song, and love of creatures. Thomas of Celano, Bonaventure, and later Franciscan storytellers shaped his memory for different needs: canonization, order discipline, theology, popular devotion, and the affectionate folklore of the Fioretti.
Francis of Assisi; Thomas of Celano; Bonaventure; Brother Ugolino; others
c. 1209-1390 · Medieval · Hagiography
Francis of Assisi reaches modern popular culture through birds, wolves, poverty, brown robes, garden statues, animal blessings, Christmas cribs, and an almost ecological tenderness. The early sources are more demanding.
