The Road To Assisi

Author : The Reverend Sandy Brown
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781783622450

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The Way of St Francis by The Reverend Sandy Brown Pdf

This guidebook describes the Way of St Francis a 550km month-long pilgrimage trail from Florence through Assisi to Rome. Split into 28 day stages, the walk begins in Florence and finishes in the Vatican City. Stages range from 8km to 30km with plenty to see, including ancient ruins, picturesque towns, national treasures, and stunning churches. This comprehensive guidebook fits in a jacket pocket or rucksack, and contains information on everything from accommodation and transport in Italy, to securing your credential (pilgrim identity card), budgeting, what to take, and where to do laundry. Stories of Francis of Assisi's life are also included. Although the route includes climbs and descents of up to 1200m, no special equipment is required - although your hiking boots and socks definitely need to get along. Following the steps of heroes, conquerors and saints on this pilgrim trail is manageable all year round, but is best done from April to June and mid-August to October. Route maps are given for every stage, and basic Italian phrases are included in the guidebook.

Author : Paul Sabatier
Publisher : Paraclete Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612614663

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The Road to Assisi by Paul Sabatier Pdf

Originally published in French in 1894, Sabatier’s was the first modern biography of Francis of Assisi. It was a worldwide bestseller, and in 2003 when this new edition was first published, it again sold more than 60,000 copies and was a selection of History Book Club. This new 120th anniversary edition includes a dozen additional annotations and a new preface by the editor, putting Sabatier’s influential work into its historical context, showing why it is still the most essential life of the saint.

Author : Linda Bird Francke
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780345469663

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On the Road with Francis of Assisi by Linda Bird Francke Pdf

On the Road with Francis of Assisi offers a unique and lively travelogue of parallel journeys: that of Francis of Assisi on his way to sainthood in the thirteenth century, and that of author Linda Bird Francke, who followed his path through the beauty of central and coastal Italy–and even on to Egypt.Francke tells the compelling story of Saint Francis through the many places he visited. She and her husband, Harvey Loomis, used as their guidebooks medieval texts, including the first official biography of the saint, completed in 1229, just three years after he died. Theirs was not a spiritual journey but one based on admiration for a man whose legend continues to inspire and fascinate millions around the world. From Assisi–a small Umbrian town that now draws two million visitors a year, making it second only to Rome as an Italian pilgrimage destination–Saint Francis crisscrossed Italy for twenty years. And so too does the author travel through the “green heart” of Italy to such hill towns and cities as Siena, Bologna, Venice, Gubbio, and Rome, and to the many mountaintop Franciscan sanctuaries from La Verna and Le Celle di Cortona in Tuscany to the Rieti Valley.Along the way, Francke movingly depicts the many miracles Francis performed and draws us into the splendid beauty of the landscape that inspired the saint’s love for nature and regard for all living things. Unlike Francis, however, whose asceticism caused him to add ashes to his food to deaden its earthly pleasure, Francke and her husband indulge in the fabled Umbrian cuisine, from wild boar to the region’s famed black truffles, and the incomparable local wines.On the Road with Francis of Assisi embraces the spirit and person of its legendary subject, and invites the reader to marvel at his spiritual intensity and follow in his footsteps through the timeless beauty of Italy.

Author : Scott O'Dell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-25
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780547562049

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The Road to Damietta by Scott O'Dell Pdf

The Newbury Award-winning author delivers “what may be his finest novel” in this young adult narrative of Saint Francis of Assisi and the Fifth Crusade (Publishers Weekly). Rich in the atmosphere of thirteenth-century Italy, The Road to Damietta offers a fascinating new perspective on the man who became Saint Francis of Assisi: the guileless, joyous man who praised the oneness of nature and sought to bring the world into harmony. Thirteen-year-old Ricca di Montanaro, who secretly loves the young Francis, watches in awe as he disavows his rich father and declares himself a servant of Christ. Following him on his journey, Ricca recounts Francis’s attempt to bring peace amidst the bloodshed of the Fifth Crusade. “Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace,” he said. “Where there is hatred, let me sow love, where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.” And so he set off on the road to Damietta…

Author : Cynthia O. Ho,Kathleen W. Peters,John McClain
Publisher : punctum books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781950192779

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Sacred Views of Saint Francis by Cynthia O. Ho,Kathleen W. Peters,John McClain Pdf

Overlooking Lago di Orta in the foothills of the Northern Italian Alps, the Renaissance-era Sacro Monte di Orta (a UNESCO World Heritage site) is spectacle and hagiography, theme park and treatise. Sacro Monte di Orta is a sacred mountain complex that extolls the life of St. Francis of Assisi through fresco, statuary, and built environment. Descending from the vision of the 16th-century Archbishop Carlo Borromeo, the design and execution of the chapels express the Catholic Church's desire to define, or, perhaps redefine itself for a transforming Christian diaspora. And in the struggle to provide a spiritual and geographical front against the spread of Protestantism into the Italian peninsula, the Catholic Church mustered the most powerful weapon it had: the widely popular native Italian saint, Francis of Assisi.Sacred Views of Saint Francis: The Sacro Monte di Orta examines this important pilgrimage site where Francis is embraced as a ne plus ultra saint. The book delves into a pivotal moment in the life of the Catholic Church as revealed through the artistic program of the Sacro Monte's twenty-one chapels, providing a nuanced understanding of the role the site played in the Counter-Reformation.The Sacro Monte di Orta was, in its way, a new hagiographical text vital to post-Tridentine Italy. Sacred Views provides research and analysis of this popular, yet critically neglected Franciscan devotional site. Sacred Views is the first significant scholarly work on the Sacro Monte di Orta in English and one of the very few full-length treatments in any language. It includes a catalogue of artists, over one hundred photographs, maps, short essays on each chapel, and longer essays that examine some of the most significant chapels in greater detail.

Author : Russ Eanes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1733303642

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Pilgrim Paths to Assisi by Russ Eanes Pdf

MANY PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH the Camino de Santiago, the historic pilgrimage in Spain. Fewer have heard of the Way of St. Francis. At around 300 miles (500 kilometers) this pilgrimage route connects legendary places in the life of history's best loved saint, Francis of Assisi. Starting in Florence and ending in Rome, this route winds through the Apennine Mountains as it traces thousands of years of history in a magical and beautiful land. At its center point is the jewel of the entire pathway-Assisi. Author and pilgrim Russ Eanes, along with his wife Jane, tackled this challenging and deeply meaningful trail after walking 500 miles to Santiago, a pilgrimage that he had waited decades to make. A lifelong admirer and student of Saint Francis, Eanes was drawn to learn what he could by walking through the hills, valleys and towns of Tuscany and Umbria, Francis' enchanting homeland. Always walking with Assisi as their goal, they discovered lonely mountain passes, cliff-top hermitages, remote villages and monasteries, ancient forests, charming locals, delicious food, and some of the world's most spectacular scenery. They come away with a deeper appreciation for the rugged and mystical landscape that shaped the world's most admired saint.

Author : Sophie Jewett
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465559357

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God's Troubadour: the Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett Pdf

Biography illustrated with reproductions of the Giotto frescoes which portray his life. Grades 6-9.

Author : Bret Thoman
Publisher : Tau Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Assisi (Italy)
ISBN : 1935257366

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The Road to Peace in Assisi by Bret Thoman Pdf

The Road to Peace in Assisi by Bret Thoman, SFO. Journey through Assisi and Italy following Francis and Clare in the footsteps of the lesser Christ. Learn about their spirituality and discover how these two great saints found peace while being surrounded by war. A perfect book for anyone wanting to take a pilgrimage to Assisi from the comfort of their own home or in Italy.

Author : The Reverend Sandy Brown
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781783628520

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Walking the Via Francigena Pilgrim Route - Part 3 by The Reverend Sandy Brown Pdf

An indispensable guidebook to the final 400km of the Via Francigena from Lucca to Rome. This is the most popular stretch of the pilgrim route connecting Canterbury to the Vatican City. Crossing Italy's heartland, this last section of the Via Francigena goes through two of Tuscany's loveliest cities, Lucca and Siena, and visits medieval San Gimignano, Monteriggioni and Radicofani. Divided into 18 day stages, the route is suitable for any averagely fit walker. Full stage directions are accompanied by maps showing the route line and the facilities available at different locations. Accommodation listings give invaluable information on low-cost pilgrim hostels and where to stay. There are useful city maps for Lucca, Siena, Rome and Viterbo, and a stage planning table lists intermediate distances between accommodation, so you can customise your own walking schedule. Containing a wealth of advice on planning, preparation and tips for making the most of the walk, this is a must-have guide for any pilgrim. One of three volumes covering the complete Via Francigena.

Author : Saint Francis (of Assisi)
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0809124467

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Francis and Clare by Saint Francis (of Assisi) Pdf

Francis (c. 1182-1226) and Clare (c. 1193-1254) together shaped the spirituality of early 13th-century Europe. Here for the first time in English are their complete writings, brought together in one volume.

Author : Paul Sabatier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Assisi (Italy)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044029889458

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Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Paul Sabatier Pdf

Author : Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594716027

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The Enthusiast by Jon M. Sweeney Pdf

Popular historian and award-winning author Jon M. Sweeney relates the untold story of St. Francis’s friendship with Elias of Cortona, the man who helped him build the Franciscan movement. Sweeney uses the complexities of their relationship in a gripping narrative of how their efforts changed the world and how Elias’s enthusiasm betrayed the ideals of his friend. Few biographies of St. Francis have examined his complicated relationship with close friend Elias of Cortona. In The Enthusiast, award-winning author and historian Jon M. Sweeney delves into this little-known partnership that defined and then almost destroyed Francis’s ideals. Blending history and biography, Sweeney reveals how Francis and Elias rebuilt churches, aided lepers, and entertained as “God’s troubadours” to the delight of everyday people who had grown tired of a remote and tumultuous Church. At the height of their spiritual renaissance, however, Elias became “the devil” to many of the other friars; they believed him to be a traitor to their ideals. After Francis’s premature death, the movement fractured. Scorned by most of the Franciscan leadership, Elias followed a path that would leave him a lonely, broken man. Sweeney shows how Elias’s undoing was rooted in his attempts to honor his old friend. The Enthusiast was the winner of a 2017 Catholic Press Association Book Award: History (Third Place).

Author : Patricia Appelbaum
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781469623757

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St. Francis of America by Patricia Appelbaum Pdf

How did a thirteenth-century Italian friar become one of the best-loved saints in America? Around the nation today, St. Francis of Assisi is embraced as the patron saint of animals, beneficently presiding over hundreds of Blessing of the Animals services on October 4, St. Francis's Catholic feast day. Not only Catholics, however, but Protestants and other Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and nonreligious Americans commonly name him as one of their favorite spiritual figures. Drawing on a dazzling array of art, music, drama, film, hymns, and prayers, Patricia Appelbaum explains what happened to make St. Francis so familiar and meaningful to so many Americans. Appelbaum traces popular depictions and interpretations of St. Francis from the time when non-Catholic Americans "discovered" him in the nineteenth century to the present. From poet to activist, 1960s hippie to twenty-first-century messenger to Islam, St. Francis has been envisioned in ways that might have surprised the saint himself. Exploring how each vision of St. Francis has been shaped by its own era, Appelbaum reveals how St. Francis has played a sometimes countercultural but always aspirational role in American culture. St. Francis's American story also displays the zest with which Americans borrow, lend, and share elements of their religious lives in everyday practice.

Author : Regis J. Armstrong,J. A. Wayne Hellmann,William J. Short
Publisher : New City Press
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Christian saints
ISBN : 9781565481121

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Francis of Assisi - The Founder: Early Documents, vol. 2 by Regis J. Armstrong,J. A. Wayne Hellmann,William J. Short Pdf

The Founder is the second volume of the long-awaited and best-selling project Francis of Assisi: Early Documents. All three volumes contain helpful introductions to each section, colored maps, cross references, and extensive annotation. The Founder contains: The Beginning or the Founding of the Order and the Deeds of those Lesser Brothers who where the First Companions of Blessed Francis in Religion The Legend of the Three Companions The Assisi Compilation The Remembrance of the Desire of A Soul by Thomas of Celano The Treatise on the Miracles of Saint Francis by Thomas of Celano An Umbrian Choir Legend A Letter on the Passing of Saint Francis Attributed to Elias of Assisi The Legends and Sermons about Saint Francis by Bonaventure of Bagnoregio Related Documents

Author : Regis J. Armstrong,J. A. Wayne Hellmann,William J. Short
Publisher : New City Press
Page : 892 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781565481145

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Francis of Assisi - The Prophet: Early Documents, vol. 3 by Regis J. Armstrong,J. A. Wayne Hellmann,William J. Short Pdf

The Prophet is the third volume in this extraordinary series of "the writings of Saint Francis and those of the early Franciscan witnesses" and it will "be of estimable value to scholars, students, and lovers of Il Poverello as well...a scholarly achievement done in the service of history, theology and spirituality." (Lawrence Cunningham)