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| | |  Clare of Assisi: Encyclopedia II - Francis of Assisi - Boyhood and early manhoodBorn Giovanni Bernardone, commonly known as Francesco. He was either born in 1181 or 1182. His father, Pietro, was a wealthy cloth merchant. Of his mother, Pica, little is known. Francis was one of several children.
Rebellious toward his father's business and pursuit of wealth, Francis would spend most of his youth lost in books (ironically, his father's wealth did afford his son an excellent education, and he became fluent in reading several languages including Latin). He was also known for drinking and enjoying the company of ...
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| | | | Clare of Assisi: Encyclopedia II - Francis of Assisi - The beginning of the Brotherhood At the end of this period (according to Jordanus, in 1209), a sermon which he heard on the Gospel of Matthew 10:9, where Christ tells his followers that they should go forth and proclaim that the Kingdom of Heaven is upon them, and that they should take no money with them, that they should take no walking stick for the road, and that they should wear no shoes -- made such an impression on him th ...
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| | | | Clare of Assisi: Encyclopedia II - Medieval literature - Types of writing
Medieval literature - Religious.
As shown in the chart to the right, theological works were the dominant form of literature typically found in libraries during the Middle Ages. Catholic clerics were the intellectual center of society in the Middle Ages, and it is their literature that was produced in the greatest quantity.
Countless hymns survive from this time period (both liturgical and paraliturgical). The liturgy itself was not in fixed form, and numerous competing missals set out individual conception ...
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| | | | Clare of Assisi: Encyclopedia II - Patron saint - Countries and places under Mary's patronage A large number of countries, places and groups claim the Blessed Virgin Mary as a patron, though usually under a specific title or apparition.
Mount Athos, known as the Garden of the Mother of God
Blessed Virgin Mary (no specific title) - Acadians, Alezio, Italy, Cajuns, Catemaco Veracruz, Mexico, Exeter College, Kea Island, Greece, Merizo, Guam, Pergamino, Argentina, Petit Goave, Haiti, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Savona, Italy, Skiathos Island, Greece, Zacatecas, Mexico,
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| | | | Clare of Assisi: Encyclopedia II - Medieval literature - Languages Since Latin was the language of the Catholic Church, which dominated Western and Central Europe, and since the Church was virtually the only source of education, Latin was a common language for Medieval writings, even in some parts of Europe that were never Romanized. However, in Eastern Europe, the influence of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Orthodox Church made Greek and Old Church Slavonic the dominant written languages.
The common people continued to use their respective vernaculars. A few examples, such as the Old English Be ...
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