RT Article
T1 Miraculous Crucifixes in Late Medieval Italy
JF Studies in church history
VO 41
SP 203
OP 227
A1 Jansen, Katherine Ludwig 1957-
LA English
YR 2005
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1917916892
AB In the year 1206, as Saint Francis was walking near the church of San Damiano, just outside the walls of Assisi, he was suddenly overcome by an urge to enter the dilapidated sanctuary. Upon entering, in the words of his first hagiographer,he fell down before the crucifix in devout and humble supplication; and smitten by unusual visitations, he found himself other than he had been when he entered. While he was thus affected, something unheard of before happened to him: the painted image of Christ crucified moved its lips and spoke. Calling him by name it said: ‘Francis, go repair my house, which as you see, is falling completely to ruin’.
DO 10.1017/S042420840000022X