Image: Saint Joseph covers with his mantle the Franciscans, a painting allocated inside the Colegio de Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico. In the sixteenth century, Saint Joseph was declared patron of New Spain, hence he wears the crown. He carries in his hands the flowering rod, an attribute that distinguishes him, and the Child Jesus. Saint Francis […]
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Franciscan Gallery – BLESSED SACRAMENT OF ST FRANCIS
Thomas of Celano offers us a suggestive portrait of the devotion of Saint Francis to the Holy Eucharist: “burned with fervoUr to his very marrow, and with unbounded wonder of that loving condescension and condescending love. He considered it to be disrespectful not to hear, if time allowed, at least one Mass a day. He […]
Franciscan Gallery – ST FRANCIS BY GENTILESCHI 1607
The angelic consolation of Saint Francis became a popular subject in the second half of the sixteenth century as a result of the church´s renewed appreciation of his mystical experiences, almost to the exclusion of the more picturesque episodes of the saint´s life that had characterised traditional iconography; for example, his encounter with the wolf […]
Franciscan Gallery – SAINT FRANCIS LENTS
Saint Francis of Assisi lived the liturgical seasons intensely and Lent was a fundamental part of his spiritual journey. St Francis celebrated several Lents during the year: the first was what we normally live in the whole Church, the second is a Lent prior to Advent in preparation for Christmas. These latter ones, Francis asked […]
Franciscan Gallery – FRANCISCAN SHIELD
Throughout eight centuries of history, the Franciscan Order has been blessed with many symbols to represent it (cord, tau, stigmata signs). The baroque shield of the Franciscan Order has been used by all branches of the family, the shield of the two crossed arms has undergone several transformations throughout history, reaching its current form in […]