This book examines the Franciscan alchemist Roger Bacon’s (1220-1292) interest in the role of alchemy in medicine, and how this interest connected with the milieu in which he was writing.
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Francis of Assisi held a special devotion for Christmas, and for the infant Jesus, as evidenced by his recreation of the nativity scene at Greccio in 1223.
The purpose of this paper is to approach the Seraphic Doctor’s definition of theology as a “wisdom” from the standpoint of his teachings on sanctity and doctrine of grace.
This course of hitherto unpublished lectures, originally addressed to Franciscan Religious in the wake of Vatican II, offers something for everyone interested in Franciscan Spirituality.