The Stigmata of Saint Francis: Re-reading the Event in Key of Spiritual Anthropology
Hagiographical sources tell us that Francis of Assisi, two years before his death, retired to the Verna to live a Lent of fasting and prayer, according to his own ritual. In silence and prayer, he received a visit from the winged Seraphim. The Crucifix imprinted in his heart and body the signs of lo...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | Italian |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Miscellanea francescana
Year: 2024, Volume: 124, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 402-416 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KCA Monasticism; religious orders KCD Hagiography; saints NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Crosses B Ritual B Social Stigma B Stigmatization |
| Summary: | Hagiographical sources tell us that Francis of Assisi, two years before his death, retired to the Verna to live a Lent of fasting and prayer, according to his own ritual. In silence and prayer, he received a visit from the winged Seraphim. The Crucifix imprinted in his heart and body the signs of love: the stigmata. Against the background of this story, the author tries to answer the most important question: how did the stigmata come about, how are they possible? Although they are primarily a divine gift, they are not something that can happen suddenly, out of nowhere, but flourish on a prepared "soil". The category of rite/ritual seems important to discover and describe the life Francis led before receiving the gift of the stigmata. And this has much to say also to the need for spirituality of us contemporary men, in need of new rituals. |
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| ISSN: | 0026-587X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Miscellanea francescana
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