Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, Volume 1

Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, William J. Short

New City Press, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 624 pages

Noted Franciscan scholars Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, and William Short spearheaded a collabrative effort of translators, scholars and technicians to publish this series. Many of these texts had been published in critical, scholarly European editions, but were not available in English. In some instances these texts are available in English for the first time; in all instances, they have been annotated in light of recent scholarship.

This first volume, The Saint, contains the following works:

• The Writings of Francis of Assisi (1205/06-1226)
• The Life of Saint Francis by Thomas of Celano (1228-1229)
• The Liturgical Texts (1230-1234)
• The Life of Saint Francis by Julian of Speyer
• The Versified Life of Saint Francis by Henri d'Avranches (1232-1235)
• The Sacred Exchange between Saint Francis and Lady Poverty (1237-1239)
• Related Documents (1215-1237

Contents

• General Introduction: 11
• Abbreviations: 32
• The Prayer before the Crucifix: 40
• Exhortations to the Clergy: 52
• The Earlier Rule: 63
• Fragments: 87
• A Letter to a Minister: 97
• A Letter to Brother Anthony of Padua: 107
• The Canticle of the Creatures: 113
• The Life of Saint Francis by Thomas of Celano 12281229: 174
• The First Book: 180
• Introduction: 311
• The Legend for Use in the Choir by Thomas of Celano 12301232: 319
• The Divine Office of Saint Francis by Julian of Speyer: 327
• Masses in Honor of Saint Francis: 346
• Sequences in Honor of Saint Francis: 353
• The Life of Saint Francis by Julian of Speyer 12321235: 361
• Chapter III: 379
• Chapter V: 388
• Chapter VII: 394
• Chapter XI: 408
• Chapter XIII: 418
• The First Book: 428
• The Second Book: 437
• The Third Book: 445
• The Fourth Book: 452
• The Fifth Book: 459
• The Sixth Book: 468
• The Seventh Book: 475
• The Eighth Book: 482
• The Ninth Book: 491
• The Tenth Book: 498
• The Twelfth Book: 508
• The Fourteenth Book: 517
• Introduction: 523
• The Sacred Exchange between Saint Francis and Lady Poverty: 529
• Introduction: 557
• Writings of Jacques de Vitry: 578
• Other Chronicles and References: 590
• Chroniclers of the Fifth Crusade: 605
• Explanation of Maps: 613

About the author

Born on Long Island, New York, Regis John Armstrong is a Capuchin Friar Minor and a world renowned expert on Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Clare of Assisi. He has authored nine books and many journal and encyclopedia articles as well as edited a number of other books related to his research. Fr. Armstrong earned a PhD in Historical Theology and Spirituality from Fordham University, and served his confreres in various positions of formation and administration. In addition to translating and editing Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, and three editions of Clare of Assisi: Early Documents, he was Editor-in-Chief of the four volume Francis of Assisi: Early Documents.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, Volume 1; Early documents; Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, Regis J. Armstrong; Lasallian resources: Early documents
• Editors: Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, William J. Short
• Translated by: Regis J. Armstrong
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, annotated
• Publisher: New City Press, 1999
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jul 14, 2009
• ISBN: 1565481100, 9781565481107
• Length: 624 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Religious; Religion / Christian Theology / General; Religion / Christian Theology / History; Religion / Christianity / Catholic; Religion / Christianity / History