III. Holy Sepulchre and Liturgy In addition to the Liturgy, the Franciscans have created other popular pious activities: the daily procession at the Holy Sepulchre, the Stations of the Cross through the streets of Jerusalem, pilgrimages to the Shrines of the Holy Land. The Stations of the Cross through the streets of Jerusalem, held every […]
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Franciscan Gallery – FRANCISCAN CUSTODY OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE II
II Custody of the Holy Sepulchre John Paul II, remembering the 650th anniversary of the Bull Gratias agimus, by which Pope Clement VI entrusted the custody of the Places that remember the mysteries of the Redemption, to the followers of Saint Francis, who had already been there since the times of his Founder and Father, […]
Franciscan Gallery – FRANCISCAN CUSTODY OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE I
I. Holy Sepulchre: Heart of Christianity For a Christian, the heart of Jerusalem is the Holy Sepulchre: in this place the saving presence of God is manifested, His love for men. It is the place of the paschal mystery of the passion, death and resurrection of Christ the Lord, our Saviour. The Holy Sepulchre is […]
Franciscan Gallery – A PALM FOR SAINT CLARE 1360
This panel illustrates an early event in Clare’s life. On Palm Sunday 1212, the bishop of Assisi handed the eighteen-year-old Clare a palm, a symbolic gesture arranged by Saint Francis. Shortly afterward, the young woman gave up her luxurious life as the daughter of a wealthy nobleman. Her hair was shorn, alluded to by the […]
Franciscan Gallery – ICONOGRAPHY OF SAINT ANTHONY OF PADUA
Originally an Augustinian canon, saint Anthony was inspired by a group of martyred Franciscans in Morocco to join Franciscan Order in Italy, ultimately becoming an eloquent preacher against heresy. The most common representation of St Anthony of Padua portrays a young friar holding the Holy Child on his right arm, while a Holy Scriptures symbolizes […]