Author: Feo Belcari

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781230452050

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER LVIII. A brief Description of the Person of the Blessed Giovanni, and of his Wisdom. HE Blessed Giovanni was of a fair complexion, and small and delicately made, but the Blessed Francesco was strong and tall. The Blessed Giovanni never learnt grammar, or any other science, having from his boyhood been occupied in mercantile affairs; but owing to the virtues he practised after his conversion, and his continual meditation and prayer, he was greatly endued with learning, as his beautiful letters, burning with Divine wisdom, plainly show; and his charity was so great, that he would willingly have been put to death a hundred times a day, if he could have saved any souls thereby. His heart was literally on fire with Divine love, for which cause he always wore his coat unbuttoned, showing his naked flesh; and when speaking of the things of God, it seemed as if he could hardly contain himself, so very earnest was he. The Name of Christ was so impressed upon his heart, that he often mentioned it; and in one hundred of his letters which I have read, most of them very short, I have found this name Christ written about 1,400 times, without the other name which is generally joined to it. Truly his conversation was in heaven, and his love to God was so great, that he was almost consumed by it, like the Blessed Giacopone da Todi. Now it happened a few days after the Blessed Giovanni had departed to the Lord, that the priest Giovanni di Schiavo, mentioned a few pages back, wrote to the Abbess of the Convent of Santa Bonda, telling her how the Blessed Giovanni had revealed to him in secret many things that were to happen, which he was to make known to her only; so he said he would come and see her, and tell her everything by word of mouth. But...