“round on the inner side …”: 1C-95, ibid., p. 85.
“The heads of the nails …”: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 13, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 633.
“overexcited neural activity”: House, Francis of Assisi, pp. 261–265.
“He did not seek …”: Celano, 2C-95, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 265.
“from which … his sacred blood …”: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 13, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 633.
“the crucified servant …”: Celano, 2C, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 264.
“suddenly by a miracle … ,” et cetera: Considerations on the Holy Stigmata, Second Consideration, Little Flowers, p. 184.
“ ‘Farewell, farewell, Brother Masseo … ,’ ” et cetera: Quoted in Englebert, St. Francis of Assisi, p. 246.
22. THE PAINFUL ROAD BACK TO ASSISI
“And whoever comes to them …”: Earlier Rule, Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 115.
“Come, Brother Robbers … ,” et cetera: Assisi Compilation, [115], Early Documents, vol. 2, pp. 221, 222.
“There were so many mice …”: Legend of Perugia, no. 43, English Omnibus, p. 1020.
Canticle of Brother Sun: Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, pp. 38–39.
“When he was laid low …”: Legend of Perugia, no. 43, English Omnibus, p. 1022.
“Francis had stopped a war …”: Green, God’s Fool, p. 259.
“Listen, little poor ones …”: Canticle of Exhortation to Saint Clare and Her Sisters, Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, pp. 40–41.
“treasure of eternal life,” et cetera: Deeds of Blessed Francis and His Companions, 31:7, Early Documents, vol. 3, p. 479.
23. AGONY IN THE RIETI VALLEY
“could no longer stand upright,” et cetera: Assisi Compilation, [95], Early Documents, vol. 2, pp. 197, 198.
“man of God had touched,” et cetera: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ibid., p. 584.
“For the love of the Lord …”: Celano, 3C-35, ibid., p. 416.
“for the sake of vanity and sin,” et cetera: Assisi Compilation, [66], ibid., p. 169.
“Brother Guardian, we have to give back …”: [89], ibid., p. 193.
“The saint hesitated … ,” et cetera: Legend of Perugia, no. 46, English Omnibus, p. 1026.
A Letter to the Entire Order: Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, pp. 55–61.
A Letter to the Rulers of the Peoples: Ibid., pp. 77, 78.
“good meal,” et cetera: Legend of Perugia, no. 26, English Omnibus, p. 1004.
“Brother Fire …”: No. 48, ibid., p. 1026.
“How many loads of wine … ,” et cetera: No. 25, ibid., p. 1003.
24. HEARING THE LARKS SING
“fall into the hands … ,” et cetera: Little Flowers, ch. 22, p. 92.
“Welcome, Lady Poverty,” et cetera: Celano, 2C-93, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 307.
“If you do not warn … ,” et cetera: 2C-103, ibid., p. 315.
“ ‘Know that you are in truth …’ ”: 2C-159, ibid., p. 350.
“Brother Pheasant … threw off”: 2C-170, ibid., p. 356.
“because of the disease … ,” et cetera: Assisi Compilation, [59], ibid., p. 161.
Octavian Schmucki, “The Illnesses of Francis During the Last Years of His Life,”: Gray Friar 13 (1999): 42–46; note, ibid., p. 161.
“Our father left these words … ,” et cetera: Assisi Compilation [59], Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 162.
The Testament: Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, pp. 154–156.
accuse him publicly of heresy: “Ubertino of Casale,” Catholic Encyclopedia, www.newadvent.org.
“The swelling began …”: Celano, 2C-105, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 274.
“You didn’t find anything … ,” et cetera: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 7, 10, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 583.
“Brother, what is your prognosis?” et cetera: Legend of Perugia, no. 65, English Omnibus, p. 1042.
“All praise be yours …”: No. 100, ibid., pp. 1076, 1077.
“How can he display … ,” et cetera: No. 64, ibid., p. 1041.
“basket containing three well-cooked pike …”: No. 29, ibid., p. 1007.
“the first herbs … ,” et cetera: Celano, 2C-31, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 281.
“And so that you know …”: 2C-215, ibid., p. 386.
“gray-colored monastic material”: Legend of Perugia, no. 101, English Omnibus, p. 1077.
“Go and visit your father … ,” et cetera: Ibid., pp. 1077–78.
“Blessing Sent to St. Clare and Her Sisters”: Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 160.
“She wept in bitterness … ,” et cetera: Assisi Compilation, [13], Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 128.
“Let her know …”: Legend of Perugia, no. 109, English Omnibus, p. 1085.
“Write this just as I tell you …”: Blessing Given to Brother Bernard, Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 159.
“blessed soul under the appearance … ,” et cetera: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 14-6, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 644.
“earth-colored plumage,” et cetera: Legend of Perugia, no. 110, English Omnibus, p. 1087.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many thanks to my editor, Bob Loomis, for his patience and support; my agent, Lynn Nesbit, for the idea; my friends and colleagues, Fred Smith, Sarah Meacham, Tony Sifton, Alice Mayhew, Cheryl Merser, Liz Meryman, Missy McHugh, Canio Pavone, Leonard Mayhew, Linda Purrazzella, Jan Moran, Mary Lenore Blair, Ed Kern, Peter Sutro, Jane Nissen, and Julian Stein for their participation; and my son, Andrew Mackenzie, for quiet office space. A special thank-you to our Egyptian host, Ambassador Abdel Raouf el-Reedy, and Dr. Abdel Azim Wazir, governor of Damietta; to my Italian colleagues and friends Angela Seracchioli, Rita Giovannelli, Andrea Mercanti, and Anna Licori; to my U.S. Franciscan contacts: Father Murray Bodo, O.F.M.; Father John Abela; Sister Daria Mitchell; Brother Rex Anthony Norris, S.S.F.; Domenick Morda, S.F.O.; and, in Italy, to all the friars who generously gave us so much of their time. But thanks, most of all, to my husband, Harvey Loomis, driver, navigator, photographer, and fellow adventurer, who made this book a reality.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
LINDA BIRD FRANCKE, an award-winning author and a former editor at Newsweek, has written Ground Zero: The Gender Wars in the Military; Growing Up Divorced; and The Ambivalence of Abortion. She has also worked with a number of prominent women on their memoirs, including Rosalynn Carter, Geraldine Ferraro, Jehan Sadat, Benazir Bhutto, Diane von Furstenberg, and Queen Noor of Jordan. She lives in Sagaponack, New York, with her husband, Harvey Loomis, who accompanied her on the trail of Saint Francis.
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Francke, Linda Bird.
On the road with Francis of Assisi: a timeless journey through Umbria and Tuscany, and beyond / Linda Bird Francke.—1st ed.
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1. Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182–1226—Travel—Mediterranean Region. I. Title.
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