One of the enduring ironies of medieval history is the fact that a group of Italian lay penitents, begging in sackcloths, led by a man who called himself simple and ignorant, turned in a short time into a very popular and respectable order, featuring cardinals and university professors among its ranks. Within a century of its foundation, the...
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One of the enduring ironies of medieval history is the fact that a group of Italian lay penitents, begging in sackcloths, led by a man who called himself simple and ignorant, turned in a short time into a very popular and respectable order, featuring cardinals and university professors among its ranks. Within a century of its foundation, the...
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Fair. 276p. Ex-library. A hardcover book in excellent reading condition with dustjacket. Like new, except for a card pocket in the back of the book and a label on the jacket's spine. Explores how an emphasis on education came to overshadow the original Franciscan spirit of humility and simplicity.