The Little Flowers of St. Francis
110 chapters English Public domain
About this book
The Little Flowers is a traditional collection of tales of St. Francis and the early Franciscans. The legend of St. Francis (b. 1181, d. 1226), the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment, greatly expanded as time went by, and accumulated in this work.
The Little Flowers is a much-loved spiritual classic. This translation by W. Heywood has recently been republished by Vintage, introduced by Madeline L'Engle.
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110 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 Contents 04 Introduction 05 Translator's Note 06 Chapter I 07 Chapter II. Of Friar Bernard of Quintavalle, first companion of St. Francis 08 Chapter III. How for an evil thought which St. Francis had against Friar Bernard. . . 09 Chapter IV. How the Angel of God proposed a question to Friar Elias. . . 10 How the Holy Friar Bernard of Assisi was sent by St. Francis to Bologna, and there founded a monastery 11 Chapter VI. How St. Francis blessed the holy Friar Bernard, and left him as his vicar. . . 12 Chapter VII. How St. Francis passed a Lent in an island of the lake of Perugia. . . 13 Chapter VIII. How while St. Francis and Friar Leo were on a journey . . . 14 Chapter IX. How St. Francis taught Friar Leo to make answer. . . 15 Chapter X. How Friar Masseo, as if in raillery, said to St. Francis . . . 16 Chapter XI. How St. Francis made Friar Masseo turn round and round many times, and thereafter gat him to Siena 17 Chapter XII. How St. Francis laid upon Friar Masseo the service of the gate . . . 18 Chapter XIII. How St. Francis and Friar Masseo placed the bread which they had begged upon a stone . . . 19 Chapter XIV. How while St. Francis and his friars spake of God, He appeared in the midst of them 20 Chapter XV. How St. Clare ate with St. Francis and with the friars . . . 21 Chapter XVI. How St. Francis received the counsel of St. Clare . . .and preached to the birds . . . 22 Chapter XVII. How a boy friar, while St. Francis was praying by night, saw Christ and the Virgin Mary . . . 23 Chapter XVIII. Of the marvellous chapter which St. Francis held at Santa Maria degli Angeli . . . 24 Chapter XIX. How from the vineyard . . . the grapes were taken away . . . 25 Chapter XX. Of a very beautiful vision which was seen by a young friar . . .
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The Little Flowers of St. Francis
110 chapters English Public domain
About this book
The Little Flowers is a traditional collection of tales of St. Francis and the early Franciscans. The legend of St. Francis (b. 1181, d. 1226), the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment, greatly expanded as time went by, and accumulated in this work.
The Little Flowers is a much-loved spiritual classic. This translation by W. Heywood has recently been republished by Vintage, introduced by Madeline L'Engle.
Table of contents
110 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 Contents 04 Introduction 05 Translator's Note 06 Chapter I 07 Chapter II. Of Friar Bernard of Quintavalle, first companion of St. Francis 08 Chapter III. How for an evil thought which St. Francis had against Friar Bernard. . . 09 Chapter IV. How the Angel of God proposed a question to Friar Elias. . . 10 How the Holy Friar Bernard of Assisi was sent by St. Francis to Bologna, and there founded a monastery 11 Chapter VI. How St. Francis blessed the holy Friar Bernard, and left him as his vicar. . . 12 Chapter VII. How St. Francis passed a Lent in an island of the lake of Perugia. . . 13 Chapter VIII. How while St. Francis and Friar Leo were on a journey . . . 14 Chapter IX. How St. Francis taught Friar Leo to make answer. . . 15 Chapter X. How Friar Masseo, as if in raillery, said to St. Francis . . . 16 Chapter XI. How St. Francis made Friar Masseo turn round and round many times, and thereafter gat him to Siena 17 Chapter XII. How St. Francis laid upon Friar Masseo the service of the gate . . . 18 Chapter XIII. How St. Francis and Friar Masseo placed the bread which they had begged upon a stone . . . 19 Chapter XIV. How while St. Francis and his friars spake of God, He appeared in the midst of them 20 Chapter XV. How St. Clare ate with St. Francis and with the friars . . . 21 Chapter XVI. How St. Francis received the counsel of St. Clare . . .and preached to the birds . . . 22 Chapter XVII. How a boy friar, while St. Francis was praying by night, saw Christ and the Virgin Mary . . . 23 Chapter XVIII. Of the marvellous chapter which St. Francis held at Santa Maria degli Angeli . . . 24 Chapter XIX. How from the vineyard . . . the grapes were taken away . . . 25 Chapter XX. Of a very beautiful vision which was seen by a young friar . . .
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The Little Flowers of St. Francis
110 chapters English Public domain
About this book
The Little Flowers is a traditional collection of tales of St. Francis and the early Franciscans. The legend of St. Francis (b. 1181, d. 1226), the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment, greatly expanded as time went by, and accumulated in this work.
The Little Flowers is a much-loved spiritual classic. This translation by W. Heywood has recently been republished by Vintage, introduced by Madeline L'Engle.
Table of contents
110 chapters
01 Start Reading 02 Page Index 03 Contents 04 Introduction 05 Translator's Note 06 Chapter I 07 Chapter II. Of Friar Bernard of Quintavalle, first companion of St. Francis 08 Chapter III. How for an evil thought which St. Francis had against Friar Bernard. . . 09 Chapter IV. How the Angel of God proposed a question to Friar Elias. . . 10 How the Holy Friar Bernard of Assisi was sent by St. Francis to Bologna, and there founded a monastery 11 Chapter VI. How St. Francis blessed the holy Friar Bernard, and left him as his vicar. . . 12 Chapter VII. How St. Francis passed a Lent in an island of the lake of Perugia. . . 13 Chapter VIII. How while St. Francis and Friar Leo were on a journey . . . 14 Chapter IX. How St. Francis taught Friar Leo to make answer. . . 15 Chapter X. How Friar Masseo, as if in raillery, said to St. Francis . . . 16 Chapter XI. How St. Francis made Friar Masseo turn round and round many times, and thereafter gat him to Siena 17 Chapter XII. How St. Francis laid upon Friar Masseo the service of the gate . . . 18 Chapter XIII. How St. Francis and Friar Masseo placed the bread which they had begged upon a stone . . . 19 Chapter XIV. How while St. Francis and his friars spake of God, He appeared in the midst of them 20 Chapter XV. How St. Clare ate with St. Francis and with the friars . . . 21 Chapter XVI. How St. Francis received the counsel of St. Clare . . .and preached to the birds . . . 22 Chapter XVII. How a boy friar, while St. Francis was praying by night, saw Christ and the Virgin Mary . . . 23 Chapter XVIII. Of the marvellous chapter which St. Francis held at Santa Maria degli Angeli . . . 24 Chapter XIX. How from the vineyard . . . the grapes were taken away . . . 25 Chapter XX. Of a very beautiful vision which was seen by a young friar . . .
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