The Mirror of Perfection: To Wit the Blessed Francis of Assisi (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from The Mirror of Perfection: To Wit the Blessed Francis of Assisi

The Mirrar of Perfec'z'ion, like the Fio finds its true place in the history of the enduri endeavour within the Franciscan Order maintain the primitive spirit and idealism St. Francis. As a Witness to that endeavo it will be cherished by all who see in reli a constant struggle of the spirit against t seductive prudence of the flesh.

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Excerpt from The Mirror of Perfection: To Wit the Blessed Francis of Assisi

Amongst religious orders the Franciscan was unique, because the very reason of its existence was to open the way for the life of perfect poverty and unworldly simplicity for which so many religious souls in the Middle Ages were athirst. How to preserve the; exalted idealism, whilst recognising the practical needs of a prosaic world in which the Friar must live and work, was the great problem which faced the Order in the latter days of St Francis. The difficulty was increased by an active party amongst the Friars who sought to remould the Order upon conventional lines, wit but little regard to the primitive Francisca spirit and idealism. The contention which thus began in the days of St. Francis, became more acute after his death; it lasted throughout the thirteenth century and eventually resulted in the division of the Order into various "families" with separate jurisdictions.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.