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Francis preaching to the birds was described by Masseo, and written of by the Englishman Roger of Wendover, in 1236. The vernacular version is written in Tuscan and is reckoned among the masterpieces of Italian literature. [2]
One hundred years of Franciscan scholarship enable us even to evaluate the authenticity of the Little Flowers. Saint Francis died in 1226. But his amanuensis, secretary, and confessor, his beloved brother Leo (who is quoted extensively in the Little Flowers), lived on till the year 1271.
tr. by W. Heywood. 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.
In this book are contained certain Little Flowers - to wit, miracles and pious examples of the glorious servant of Christ St Francis, and of some of his holy companions; to the glory and praise of Jesus Christ.
Mar 26, 2021 · The little flowers of St. Francis of Assisi. Publication date. 1905. Topics. Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226 -- Legends, Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226. Publisher. London : K. Paul, Trench, Truebner. Collection. claremont_school_of_theology; internetarchivebooks.
This little book, one of the gems of mediæval literature, is believed to have been written in July, 1227, by John Parenti, who had just been elected Minister-General of the Order in the room of Brother Elias; and consequently to be the earliest work about St. Francis.
The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi — Brother Ugolino I. The first English translation of the Fioretti di Santo Francesco d' Ascesi, that of Lady Georgina Fullerton, appeared in the year 1864; and the first American translation, that by Abby Langdon Alger, was published in the year 1887.
