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The Rule of St. Clare: Its Observance in the Light of Early Documents; A Contribution to the Seventh Centenary of the Saint's Call (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Paschal Robinson

 
9781331919025: The Rule of St. Clare: Its Observance in the Light of Early Documents; A Contribution to the Seventh Centenary of the Saint's Call (Classic Reprint)

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Présentation de l'éditeur

I j Rule oft KU lnrt attb Sts Wb Bttmntt in tle Siglft of rlg S0rumttt0 e Uy-- the celebration of the seventh centenary of the Poor Clares which occurs this spring will doubtless tend to direct attention toward the story of their foundation. That story opens up a chapter in medieval history by no means devoid of interest even for those who are not especially students of Franciscan origins, and it may not be out of place, therefore, to summarize, however briefly, what is already known and established about the j,XA- Order of St. Clare during the most interesting period of its history its infancy. Inasmuch as I have been taken rather to task for failing to throw more Hght upon this subject,! I ought perhaps to remind my readers, at least such of them as are not well acquainted with the trend of the early Seraphic legislation, that the whole question is very complex and controversial. A just concept of it can come only as a result of a For this and other notes see below, pp. 28-32.
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