St. Francis, Giotto and Geology
St. Francis of Assisi (c.1181-1226) and Giotto (c.1270-1337), would change the history of religion, art and ecology. Some 800 years later, geologists would examine the limestone used to construct the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi and would discover the secret behind the extinction of the dinosaurs.
The St. Francis Missal, legendary manuscript and relic, now on display at the Walters Art Museum
A legendary 12th-century manuscript and relic of touch of St. Francis of Assisi— is now having its first dedicated exhibition at the Walters Art Museum in 40 years.
700-year-old saint myth has been proven (almost) true
Scientists confirm that the age and content of an old sack is in accordance with a medieval myth about Saint Francis of Assisi.
10 Creepy Things to See at the Louvre That Are Better Than the Mona Lisa
If you’re an ancient historian, a medievalist, or early modernist, there are so many other amazing pieces and works of art a the Louvre other than these two tourist staples. Here is my list of cool, creepy, unusual and better than the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris.
Dreams in medieval Saints’ lives: Saint Francis of Assisi
How do medieval descriptions of dreams or visions reflect spiritual growth? What images are used as rhetorical or hagiographical means? And what can we learn from the interpretation of these spiritual images in a late medieval literary context?
Kickstarter campaign to restore St.Francis of Assisi’s home in Rome
The Franciscan order hopes to raise $125 000 to restore a convent in Rome which was the home of St. Francis of Assisi. They have created a Kickstarter campaign to ask for donations from the public.
BOOKS:Medieval Celebrities!
They may not have won any Oscars, but they were definitely medieval celebrities! Here are some great reads about some of the most famous faces of the Middle Ages
Saint Francis of Assisi: An Exorcist of Demons
Saint Francis was considered such a model of Christian virtue that he was able to perform miracles as an agent of Jesus. Among them, the description of demoniacs and exorcisms are particularly interesting for the history of psychiatry.
Love and Saint Francis of Assisi: A Performer in the Middle Ages
In “spending most of his life out of doors, in all seasons” Francis defies the basis of what we call civilized existence; if history is about progress in terms of making human life secure from nature’s vagaries, Francis rejects such a conception of history, along with its false sense of security, in order to situate human life in and as the natural world.
“The Eucharist and the Negotiation of Orthodoxy in the High Middle Ages”
This paper is part of Adam Hoose’s dissertation. It examined the differences between Waldensians and Franciscans in their treatment of the Eucharist. It also explored why the Waldensians were unsuccessful in their bid to become a legitimate religious order and were eventually marginalized as heretics.
The Friar and the Sultan: Francis of Assisi’s Mission to Egypt
In September, 1219, Francis of Assisi went to Egypt to preach to Sultan al-Malik al-Kâmil.
“The Letter Kills, But the Spirit Gives Life”: The Rise of Learning in the Franciscan Order, 1210-1310
The twelfth century was marked by a general enthusiasm for two phenomena: scholastic learning and voluntary poverty. The division of society into clergy and laymen maintained itself in response to these two enthusiasms.
Studies in Early Franciscan Sources book series begins
Franciscan Institute Publications has launched a new book series called Studies in Early Franciscan Sources with the publication of three titles: The Writings…
Sisters Between Gender and the Medieval Beguines
Sisters Between Gender and the Medieval Beguines Stoner, Abby Ex Post Facto: Journal of the History Students at San Francisco State University, Vol.5:2 (1995)…
Ethics and poetics: the architectural vision of Saint Francis of Assisi
Ethics and poetics: the architectural vision of Saint Francis of Assisi Caicco, Gregory Paul (McGill University) Phd Philosophy Thesis, McGill University (1998) Abstract…
Experiencing Space Through Women’s Convent Rules: the Rich Clares in Medieval Ghent (Thirteenth to Fourteenth Centuries)
The order of the Clares is generally regarded as the Second Order of Saint Francis of Assisi and was founded by Francis of Assisi himself in 1212 CE at San Damiano near Assisi, and headed by Saint Clare of Assisi (1193/94-1253 CE)
“Family Life and the Garment of Love: St. Francis and Nicholas Bozon’s ‘Lives of St. Elizabeth of Hungary and St. Agnes’
The Third Annual Medievalists@Penn Graduate Student Conference – Family Matters Panel I: Sisters In Spirit “Family Life and the Garment of Love: St.…
Oaks, Wolves and Love: Celtic Monks and Northern Forests
Oaks, Wolves and Love: Celtic Monks and Northern Forests Powen Bratton, Susan Journal of Forest History, V.33:1 (1989) Abstract In 1967 Lynn White,…
Miracles of Bodily Transformation, or How St. Francis Received the Stigmata
No brief discussion of stigmata can hope to take account of the many, and sometimes conflicting, dimensions of this historically datable, and relatively recent, religious phenomenon.
The Garden of St. Francis: Plants, Landscape, and Economy in Thirteenth-Century Italy
Popularly associated with the environmental movement, St. Francis (ca. 1182–1226) has long been figured as having an intense devotion to nature
Theological and Polemical Uses of Hagiography: A Consideration of Bonaventure’s Legenda Major of St. Francis
Theological and Polemical Uses of Hagiography: A Consideration of Bonaventure’s Legenda Major of St. Francis Hubert, Susan J. Comitatus Vol.29 (1998) Introduction Bonaventure’s…