The Story (La Storia)
Francis was born at Paola, Italy and was educated
at the Franciscan friary of San Marco there, and
when fifteen became a hermit near Paola. In 1436,
he and two companions began a community that is
considered the foundation of the Minim Friars.
He built a monastery where he had led his
eremitical life some fifteen years later and set a
Rule for his followers emphasizing penance,
charity, and humility, and added to the three
monastic vows, one of fasting and abstinence from
meat; he also wrote a rule for tertiaries and nuns.
He was credited with many miracles and had the
gifts of prophesy and insight into men's hearts.
The Order was approved by Pope Sixtus IV in 1474
with the name Hermits of St. Francis of Assisi
(changed to Minim Friars in 1492).
Francis established foundations in southern Italy
and Sicily, and his fame was such that at the
request of dying King Louis XI of France, Pope
Sixtus II ordered him to France, as the King felt he
could be cured by Francis. He was not, but was so
comforted that Louis' son Charles VIII, became
Francis' friend and endowed several monasteries
for the Minims. Francis spent the rest of his life at
the monastery of Plessis, France, which Charles
built for him. Francis died there on April 2nd and
was canonized in 1519. His feast day is April 2.
Francis was born at Paola, Italy and was educated
at the Franciscan friary of San Marco there, and
when fifteen became a hermit near Paola. In 1436,
he and two companions began a community that is
considered the foundation of the Minim Friars.
He built a monastery where he had led his
eremitical life some fifteen years later and set a
Rule for his followers emphasizing penance,
charity, and humility, and added to the three
monastic vows, one of fasting and abstinence from
meat; he also wrote a rule for tertiaries and nuns.
He was credited with many miracles and had the
gifts of prophesy and insight into men's hearts.
The Order was approved by Pope Sixtus IV in 1474
with the name Hermits of St. Francis of Assisi
(changed to Minim Friars in 1492).
Francis established foundations in southern Italy
and Sicily, and his fame was such that at the
request of dying King Louis XI of France, Pope
Sixtus II ordered him to France, as the King felt he
could be cured by Francis. He was not, but was so
comforted that Louis' son Charles VIII, became
Francis' friend and endowed several monasteries
for the Minims. Francis spent the rest of his life at
the monastery of Plessis, France, which Charles
built for him. Francis died there on April 2nd and
was canonized in 1519. His feast day is April 2.
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La Storia (The Story)
San Francesco di Paola è considerato il padrono
della Calabria e della Gente di Mare, nella sua vita
ha rivestito un ruolo di importanza storica
riscuotendo molta fama e successo per i suoi
lunghi e numerosi viaggi, ricoprendo più volte un
autorevole incarico di intermediazione fra le più
importanti cariche politiche dell'epoca.
Numerosi sono stati i luoghi toccati durante le sue
missioni in vari paesi, ed oggi il suo passaggio è
ricordato in queste località, grazie alla presenza di
innumerevoli santuari e chiese.
San Francesco ebbe come maestro, pastore e
guida della sua vita il Signore Gesù. Ne imitò gli
esempi e le virtù e divenne a sua volta Padre e
Pastore di una moltitudine di anime.
Fu austero con se stesso ma nutrì sentimenti di
profonda bontà e compassione verso tutti,
specialmente verso i poveri peccatori. Li
soccorreva anche con i miracoli e tutti si partivano
da lui veramente consolati. A vantaggio dei fedeli,
per assicurare loro il perdono di Dio e la
remissione delle pene per le colpe commesse, il 7
luglio 1467 ottenne un’indulgenza parziale da un
gruppo di cardinali. Successivamente da Papa Sisto
IV ottenne un’indulgenza plenaria da lucrarsi il
giorno dell’Assunta dell’anno 1476, indulgenza
confermata anche dal Papa Giulio II nel 1506.
San Francesco di Paola è considerato il padrono
della Calabria e della Gente di Mare, nella sua vita
ha rivestito un ruolo di importanza storica
riscuotendo molta fama e successo per i suoi
lunghi e numerosi viaggi, ricoprendo più volte un
autorevole incarico di intermediazione fra le più
importanti cariche politiche dell'epoca.
Numerosi sono stati i luoghi toccati durante le sue
missioni in vari paesi, ed oggi il suo passaggio è
ricordato in queste località, grazie alla presenza di
innumerevoli santuari e chiese.
San Francesco ebbe come maestro, pastore e
guida della sua vita il Signore Gesù. Ne imitò gli
esempi e le virtù e divenne a sua volta Padre e
Pastore di una moltitudine di anime.
Fu austero con se stesso ma nutrì sentimenti di
profonda bontà e compassione verso tutti,
specialmente verso i poveri peccatori. Li
soccorreva anche con i miracoli e tutti si partivano
da lui veramente consolati. A vantaggio dei fedeli,
per assicurare loro il perdono di Dio e la
remissione delle pene per le colpe commesse, il 7
luglio 1467 ottenne un’indulgenza parziale da un
gruppo di cardinali. Successivamente da Papa Sisto
IV ottenne un’indulgenza plenaria da lucrarsi il
giorno dell’Assunta dell’anno 1476, indulgenza
confermata anche dal Papa Giulio II nel 1506.
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