Life of St. Francis of Assisi

1. 3 Soc., 26.

2. 3 Soc., 10.

3. This crucifix is preserved in the sacristy of Santa Chiara, whither the sisters carried it when they left St. Damian.

4.Opuscula B. Francisci, Oratio I.

5. 3 Soc., 13; 2 Cel., 1, 6; Bon., 12; 15; 16.

6. 3 Soc., 14.

7. This incident is found in the narrative of 1 Cel., 8: Ibi ex more venditis.

8. 1 Cel., 8; 3 Soc., 16; Bon. 16. Foligno is a three hours' walk from Assisi.

9. 1 Cel., 9; 3 Soc., 16; Bon., 6. Cf. A. SS., p. 567.

10. 1 Cel., 10; 3 Soc., 16; Bon., 17, A. SS.; p. 568.

11. 1 Cel., 11.

12. 1 Cel., 12; 3 Soc., 17; Bon., 18.

13. 1 Cel., 13; 3 Soc., 18.

14. 1 Cel., 13. It is possible that at this epoch he had received the lesser order, and that thus he might be subject to the jurisdiction of the Church.

15. 3 Soc., 18 and 19; 1 Cel., 14; Bon., 19.

16. From 1204 until after the death of St. Francis the episcopal throne of Assisi was occupied by Guido II. Vide Cristofano, 1, 169 ff.

17.Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore o del vescovado. Everything has remained pretty nearly in the same state as in the thirteenth century.

18. 1 Cel., 15; 3 Soc., 20; Bon., 20.

19. 3 Soc., 16; Bon., 21.

20. 1 Cel., 16; Bon., 21. The curious will read with interest an article by M. Mezzatinti upon the journey to Gubbio entitled S. Francesco e Frederico Spadalunga da Gubbio. [Miscellanea, t. v., pp. 76-78.] This Spadalunga da Gubbio was well able to give a garment to Francis, but it is very possible that the gift was made much later and that this solemn date in the saint's life has been fixed by an optical illusion, almost inevitable because of the identity of the fact with the name of the locality.

21. 1 Cel., 17; Bon., 11; 13; 21; 22; 3 Soc., 11; A. SS., p. 575.

22. 1 Cel., 18; 3 Soc., 21; Bon., 23.

23. 3 Soc., 22; 2 Cel., 1, 9.

24. 3 Soc., 24; 2 Cel., 8; Spec., 24.

25. 3 Soc., 23; 2 Cel., 7.

26. 3 Soc., 24; Testament de Claire, Wadding, ann. 1253 v.

27. Cel., 21; Bon., 24.

28. 3 Soc., 14; 2 Cel., i., 6.

29. Portiuncula was a dependence of this abbey.

30. This is the date adopted by the Bollandists, because the ancient missals mark the pericope, Matt. x., for the gospel of this day. This entails no difficulty and in any case it cannot be very far distant from the truth. A. SS., p. 574.

31. See in particular Bon., 25 and 26. Cf. A. SS., p. 577d.