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Record Number:
3087
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Peterson , Ingrid, O.S.F.
Contributor(s):
Title:
Thirteenth-Century Penitential Women: Franciscan Life in the Secular World
Source:
Studies in Spirituality 12, ( 2002): Pages 43 - 60.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Buonadonna, Wife of Luchesio, a Merchant from Poggibonsi
Elizabeth of Hungary, Saint
Francis of Assisi, Saint
Franciscan Order- Tertiaries
Lay Piety
Miracles
Penitents
Poverty
Rose of Viterbo, Holy Woman, Saint
Umiliata dei Cerchi, Penitent and Saint
Viri
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Germany;Italy
Century:
13
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Abstract:
Brief stories of five thirteenth-century lay penitents illustrate how the example of Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) provided a way for laity to live religious lives in the secular world. All lived close to Francis's lifetime and have been beatified or canonization by the church. They include Blessed Buonadonna (+1260), Saint Viridiana (1182-1242), Saint Umilian Cerchi (1219-1246), Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231) and Saint Rose of Viterbo (1235-1252). The legends of their lives show how Francis's ideals of penance, poverty, prayer and service provided an expression for all the faithful, drawing them to the Christian life. They are some of the earliest models of lay spirituality. Reproduced with permission of the Titus Brandsma Institute (The Netherlands). Copies of "Studies in Spirituality" can be ordered from the publisher: Peeters Publishers, Bondgenotenlaan 153, B-3000 Louvain (www.peeters-leuven.be).
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Author's Affiliation:
Franciscan Institute of Saint Bonaventure University
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2002.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
09266453