A Rediscovered Life: Thomas of Celano's The Life of Our Blessed Father Francis
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure Univ.
Organizer Name
Timothy J. Johnson
Organizer Affiliation
Flagler College
Presider Name
J. A. Wayne Hellmann, OFM Conv.
Presider Affiliation
St. Louis Univ.
Paper Title 1
The Life of Our Blessed Father Francis: A Story of Discovery
Presenter 1 Name
Jacques Dalarun
Presenter 1 Affiliation
IRHT-Paris
Paper Title 2
New Light on the 1230s: History, Hagiography, and Thomas of Celano's The Life of Our Blessed Father Francis
Presenter 2 Name
Sean L. Field
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Vermont
Paper Title 3
In the Workshop of a Theologian: The Life of Our Blessed Father Francis
Presenter 3 Name
Timothy J. Johnson
Start Date
13-5-2016 10:00 AM
Session Location
Valley II LeFevre Lounge
Description
In 2013, almost through happenstance, a small pocket-sized manuscript up for auction was discovered to contain a hitherto unknown copy of short life of Francis of Assisi. Dated by experts to the 1230s, it has been determined to be a new, brief life (Vita brevior) of Thomas of Celano, official hagiographer of the Franciscan order. This session will explain the details of its discovery, its content and the unusual contents of the rest of the manuscript.
A Rediscovered Life: Thomas of Celano's The Life of Our Blessed Father Francis
Valley II LeFevre Lounge
In 2013, almost through happenstance, a small pocket-sized manuscript up for auction was discovered to contain a hitherto unknown copy of short life of Francis of Assisi. Dated by experts to the 1230s, it has been determined to be a new, brief life (Vita brevior) of Thomas of Celano, official hagiographer of the Franciscan order. This session will explain the details of its discovery, its content and the unusual contents of the rest of the manuscript.