Other
Famous Personages in Franciscan History
who were not Franciscan saints
For a Database on Poor Clares and other Franciscan Women Religious see Franciscan Women: History and Culture, c/o Franciscan Institute, at Saint Bonaventure University.
In Alphabetical Order
Pope Alexander IV c/o CE
Padre
Allegra: a missionary to
Cimabue , one of the artists who worked on
the Basilica of St. Francis, in
A Biography of Cimabue in Italian / English
For paintings by Cimabue, see the Art & Architecture
section.
Friar Flaminius Annibali de Latera c/o CE
il Servo di Dio, P. Arsenio da Trigolo, OFM Cap.: vita & scritti
The Peter Aureoli Homepage: the famous Franciscan theologian
PDF Files of His Works
Peter Aureoli, c/o the
Catholic Encyclopedia
On
the Cognition of Singulars, by Peter Aureoli (Scriptum d.
On the Light
of Divine Illumination, by Peter Aureoli (Scriptum, Proemium, q. 2),
English Translation.
Pope St. Celestine V , who granted the spirituals autonomy c/o CE
Papa Celestino V: il fondatore dei Celestini
Pope Clement V , who attempted to reconcile the Community and the spirituals c/o CE
Christopher Columbus, a member of the Third Order of Penance
for a complete listing of URLs available, see the complete Internet Guide to Christopher Columbus
Dante Alighieri, a member of the Third Order of Penance
Renaissance Dante in Print (1472-1629) , a WWW resource on Dante and his writings
Writings of Dante Alighiere, Latin & Italiano c/o Intratext
Inferno: recitation in original Italian, by Vittorio Grassman, c/o RAI International
ILTweb: Dante's Divine Comedy, choose from 3 famous English translations
Dante: A Portrait
109 Poems by Dante Alighieri (in italian)
La Vita Nuova (in italian)
IN PRAECLARA SUMMORUM : Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV on Dante Alighieri
Opuscula Latina c/o (BA)
De
vulgari eloquentia
De
monarchia
Quaestio
de aqua et terra
Epistula
Eclogae
Pope Gregory IX , who was the protector and friend of St. Francis and his Order c/o CE
The Decretals of Pope Gregory IX: in Latin HTML & MSWord97
Robert Grosseteste: Bishop of
A magnificent resource on the life and writings of Bishop Grosseteste can be found at The Electronic Grosseteste
An Excerpt from De Cessatione Legalium of Robert Grosseteste (in Español BEBF)
Being a consideration of Cur Deus Homo
Pope Honorius III , who approved the Rule in its final form c/o CE
Pope Innocent III , who first approved the Rule of St. Franicis c/o CE
St. Joan of Arc a cordbearer of St. Francis c/o CE
Saint Joan of Arc Center, Albuquerque, N.M.
Medieval fresco shows the real Joan of Arc
International Joan of Arc Society: WWW repository of scholarly and pedagogic information about Joan of Arc collected by faculty, independent scholars, and students
La condemnation de Jeanne d’Arc: A Site in French all about St. Joan’s trial
Pope Blessed Innocent V , (Friar Peter of Tarentaise, O. P.), friend and associate of St. Bonaventure c/o CE
Pope Bl. Innocent XI , an avid and zealous reformer of the Church c/o CE
This pope is the only Incorrupt Pope after the Council of Trent, before St. Pius X: he is entombed at St. Peter in the side altar directly opposite the Nave from St. Pius X.
Friar Jacopone da Todi , an adherent of the spirituals and famous poet c/o CE
107 Poems by Friar Jacopone da Todi
Pope John XXII , who condemned the spirituals and michelists, including the nominalist/heretic Friar William of Occam c/o CE
Peter John of Olivi, the Franciscan Spiritual whose writings were condemned by the Council of Vienne
Pope Leo X , who divided the Order of Friars Minor into two in 1517 c/o CE
Fra Luca Pacioli, OFM Conv., who invented the science of Accounting & Bookkeeping.
Friar Luke Wadding, the
famous author of the Annales Minorum
La Biografia de Fray Mamerto Esquiú, por el Dr. Pablo Barral Steiner de
con 2 fotografias
con un enlace a el Sermón del Servo de Dios
pronunciado en
con motivo de la jura de
Pope Martin V , who gave formal approval to the establishment of the Observant Community c/o CE
Francis de Marchia, OFM see under Theology Section
Father Antonio Margil, O.F.M.
The Miraculous Tree of Crosses of Fr. Antonio Margil, O. F. M.
Thirsting for the
Absolute: The Life and Writings of Frère Marie Emmanuel del
Pope Nicholas III , who gave the most detailed explanation of the Rule c/o CE
Friar Antoine Pagi , the famous Conventual historian c/o CE
Friar François Pagi , the famous Conventual historian c/o CE
Friar Peter of Candia, O.F.M. (later Pope Alexander V)
with links to biography,
image, Commentary on Peter of
Peter Reginaldetus
For a complete list of links and writings see the Inernet Guide to Peter Reginaldetus
Simon Tunsted: 29th
Provincial of the OFM in
Pope Sixtus IV, a Conventual Friar Minor, who canonized St. Bonaventure c/o CE
Pope Sixtus V , a Conventual Friar Minor, who declared St. Bonaventure a doctor of the Church c/o CE
Frá Toribio da Benavente, OFM (1490 ca.-1569), di Francesco Pappalardo, c/o Amicizia Christiana (Italiana)
Friar Ubertino da Casale , a leading member of the party of the spirituals c/o CE
Umbertino da Casale, the Spiritual Leader who left the Order, refusing to accept the Papal decrees on the Rule of St. Francis
Fr. Valentine Long, O.F.M.: a tribute to a saintly Franciscan, by James Likoudis
Fr.
Valentine Schaaf, OFM : A biographical-photographic tribute to the memory
of the first OFM Minister General from the
Friar William of Ockham , a proponent of the Michaelist party who opposed John XXII by exaggerating the authority of his predecessors. Ockham was an ardent nominalist, and his influence brought a confusing end to the period of Scholasticism. A great number of modern scholars study Ockham, because he was the first to deny Papal Authority, and thus they find in him a fellow dissident. This article is c/o CE
Pontifical Documents whose composition was greatly influenced by Franciscan Theology
These can be found in multiply language versions at the Vatican Website: http://www.vatican.va/.
Ineffabilis Deus: December 8,
The Apostolic Constitution of Ven. Pope Pius IX on the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; it draws directly from the theology of Bl. John Duns Scotus.
The Encyclical of Pope St. Pius X on the Restoration of all things in Christ
Ad Diem Illum Laetissumum Feb 2, 1904
The Encyclical of Pope St. Pius X on the 50th Anniversary of the Dogmatic Definition of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Quas Primas: December 11,
The Encyclical of Pope Pius XI on the establishment of the Feast of Christ the King
Munificentissimus
Deus: November 1,
The Encyclical of Pope Pius XII defining the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Things
especially propagated by the Franciscans throughout their history
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary c/o CE
The Way of the Cross c/o CE
The Holy Name of Jesus ,
propagated by St. Bernadine of
The Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus in Latin and English
The Franciscan Crown, The Rosary of Our Lady's Seven Joys
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