A Capuchin Chronicle: The Origin and Early Years of the Capuchin Reform Contributor(s): Siena, Fra Ruffino Da (Author), Colpetrazzo, Fra Bernadino Da (Author), Press, Mediatrix (Other) |
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ISBN: 1976254337 ISBN-13: 9781976254338 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - History |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.99" L (0.64 lbs) 266 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: The Capuchin Chronicle is a translation of a 16th century account of the first Capuchin Franciscans: their trials, tribulations and holiness as they went on to become a great religious order in the Church. The Chronicle, though anonymous, is attributed to Fra Ruffino da Siena, and begins with a review of previous reforms, laying the ground for the turbulent period of the 1530s and the struggle with the regular Franciscans to establish their first houses. Students of the discalced Carmelite reform will see here similar attitudes and obstacles to overcome to establish reform. This chronicle while near contemporary and a great source for information on the order, is also a spiritual treatise of first rank, on the virtues which the men of that age felt were necessary to not only wear the habit of St. Francis, but truly embrace the spirit of their founder. This should rank as a quintessential Franciscan work. |
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