Women, Art and Observant Franciscan Piety
Women, Art and Observant Franciscan Piety

Author: Kathleen Giles Arthur

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9789048534999

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The Poor Clares convent of Corpus Domini was the first home of Saint Catherine of Bologna, but after her departure, the convent reinvented itself as a noblewomen's retreat. In doing so, it transformed ideals of poverty, humility and women's education. This book, grounded in archival research and close examination of artworks from the convent, explores the visual culture and social history of an early modern Franciscan women's community. Its careful analysis yields new insights into the changing role of the community in the d'Este political and civic spheres.

Franciscan Women
Franciscan Women

Author: Lezlie S. Knox

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781576594445

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"Franciscan Women: Female Identities and Religious Culture, Medieval and Beyond is a series of papers presented at the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University in July 2016"--

Brotherhood of Saints
Brotherhood of Saints

Author: Melanie Rigney

Publisher: Franciscan Media

Published: 2020-11-06

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1632533065

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In this page-a-day book, Melanie Rigney gives us a panoply of widely known and more obscure saints who show the way to be better disciples of Christ. They offer compelling examples of how to meet the challenges of daily life, be strengthened in your faith, and become the man God created you to be. While no such book would be complete without entries on Peter, Paul, the Francises, Anthony of Padua, Augustine and the other Doctors of the Church, Ignatius of Loyola, Benedict, John, John Paul, and so on, it will also include many of the men canonized in the past fifty years, including Oscar Romero, Louis Martin, Francisco Marto, José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, Junipero Serra, and the martyrs of Otranto, Natal, Korea, and the Spanish Civil War.

Franciscans and Preaching
Franciscans and Preaching

Author: Timothy Johnson

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-12-19

Total Pages: 542

ISBN-13: 9004231293

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Francis of Assisi, whose Gospel performance captured the imagination of his day, fostered a movement which was fascinated by the transformative power of the embodied Word. This book offers an extensive English language study of medieval Franciscan preaching.

Complete Works
Complete Works

Author: Angela (of Foligno)

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780809133666

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Angela of Foligno (c. 1248-1309) is one of the most outstanding representatives of the Franciscan and Christian mystical tradition. Her Book, published here in English for the first time, describes her passionate love affair with the "suffering God-man," and her teachings in the form of letters and exhortations to her spiritual progeny.

The Franciscan Saints
The Franciscan Saints

Author: Robert Ellsberg

Publisher: Franciscan Media

Published: 2017-08-30

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 163253195X

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Reading Robert Ellsberg’s profiles of holy men and women is like throwing open a window in a stuffy old church and taking in great gulps of fresh air. Henri Nouwen has described his writing as “evocative without being pious.” He broadens the traditional vision of sanctity and calls modern readers of all stripes to claim their potential for moral and spiritual growth, courage and action. By choosing relevant models and contemporary heroes, he makes holiness accessible and attractive to ordinary people. These 101 spiritual trailblazers span the centuries from Francis and Clare to Solanus Casey and Mychal Judge, with representatives from every walk of life and corner of the world. Each entry features the essential biographical facts and adds the insight and depth only Ellsberg can provide. The author’s sharp eye for signs and stories of holiness in the gritty, messy real world informs his selections, making his work unique. Obscure lay peasants, married activists, and controversial social reformers take pride of place alongside better-known theologians, founders, and canonized saints. The audio edition of this book can be downloaded via Audible.