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The Franciscans in the Middle Ages [electronic resource].

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Monastic OrdersPublication details: New York : Boydell & Brewer Group Ltd, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (487 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781782041474
  • 9781843832218
Uniform titles:
  • EBL e-books.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 271.3
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Contents:
Title Page; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Abbrevations; Introduction; 1. St Francis's Vocation to Live and Proclaim the Gospel; 2. The Initial Expansion of the Order; 3. The Poor Followers of St Francis; 4. The Friars' Ministry of Preaching; 5. Preparation for the Apostolate; 6. Friars and the Papacy; 7. St Bonaventure; 8. The Order's Role in the Church; 9. The Mission to China; 10. The Growing Clamour for Reform; 11. The Crisis under Pope John XXII; 12. The Friars and Their Neighbours; 13. Giovanni Boccaccio, Satire and the Friars; 14 The Friars' Churches.
15. Communities of the Friars Minor Conventual16. The Emergence of the Observant Reform in Umbria; 17. The Preaching of St Bernardine of Siena; 18. Towards Division, 1400-1446; 19. Observants and Conventuals, 1420-1456; Conclusion; Chronology; Glossary of Terms; Select Bibliography; Index; Monastic Orders; Copyright.
Summary: St Francis of Assisi is one of the most admired figures of the Middle Ages - and one of the most important in the Christian church, modelling his life on the literal observance of the Gospel and recovering an emphasis on the poverty experienced by Jesus Christ. From 1217 Francis sent communities of friars throughout Christendom and launched missions to several countries, including India and China. The movement soon became established in most cities and several large towns, and, enjoying close relations with the popes, its followers were ideal instruments for the propagation of the reforms of t.
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Title Page; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Abbrevations; Introduction; 1. St Francis's Vocation to Live and Proclaim the Gospel; 2. The Initial Expansion of the Order; 3. The Poor Followers of St Francis; 4. The Friars' Ministry of Preaching; 5. Preparation for the Apostolate; 6. Friars and the Papacy; 7. St Bonaventure; 8. The Order's Role in the Church; 9. The Mission to China; 10. The Growing Clamour for Reform; 11. The Crisis under Pope John XXII; 12. The Friars and Their Neighbours; 13. Giovanni Boccaccio, Satire and the Friars; 14 The Friars' Churches.

15. Communities of the Friars Minor Conventual16. The Emergence of the Observant Reform in Umbria; 17. The Preaching of St Bernardine of Siena; 18. Towards Division, 1400-1446; 19. Observants and Conventuals, 1420-1456; Conclusion; Chronology; Glossary of Terms; Select Bibliography; Index; Monastic Orders; Copyright.

St Francis of Assisi is one of the most admired figures of the Middle Ages - and one of the most important in the Christian church, modelling his life on the literal observance of the Gospel and recovering an emphasis on the poverty experienced by Jesus Christ. From 1217 Francis sent communities of friars throughout Christendom and launched missions to several countries, including India and China. The movement soon became established in most cities and several large towns, and, enjoying close relations with the popes, its followers were ideal instruments for the propagation of the reforms of t.

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