Index

Little Flowers of St. Francis: Page Index

Contents

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Introduction

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Translator's Note

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Chapter I

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Chapter II. Of Friar Bernard of Quintavalle, first companion of St. Francis

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Chapter III. How for an evil thought which St. Francis had against Friar Bernard. . .

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Chapter IV. How the Angel of God proposed a question to Friar Elias. . .

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How the Holy Friar Bernard of Assisi was sent by St. Francis to Bologna, and there founded a monastery

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Chapter VI. How St. Francis blessed the holy Friar Bernard, and left him as his vicar. . .

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Chapter VII. How St. Francis passed a Lent in an island of the lake of Perugia. . .

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Chapter VIII. How while St. Francis and Friar Leo were on a journey . . .

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Chapter IX. How St. Francis taught Friar Leo to make answer. . .

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Chapter X. How Friar Masseo, as if in raillery, said to St. Francis . . .

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Chapter XI. How St. Francis made Friar Masseo turn round and round many times, and thereafter gat him to Siena

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Chapter XII. How St. Francis laid upon Friar Masseo the service of the gate . . .

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Chapter XIII. How St. Francis and Friar Masseo placed the bread which they had begged upon a stone . . .

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Chapter XIV. How while St. Francis and his friars spake of God, He appeared in the midst of them

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Chapter XV. How St. Clare ate with St. Francis and with the friars . . .

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Chapter XVI. How St. Francis received the counsel of St. Clare . . .and preached to the birds . . .

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Chapter XVII. How a boy friar, while St. Francis was praying by night, saw Christ and the Virgin Mary . . .

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Chapter XVIII. Of the marvellous chapter which St. Francis held at Santa Maria degli Angeli . . .

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Chapter XIX. How from the vineyard . . . the grapes were taken away . . .

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Chapter XX. Of a very beautiful vision which was seen by a young friar . . .

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Chapter XXI. Of the most holy miracle which St. Francis wrought when he converted the very fierce wolf of Agobio

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Chapter XXII. How St. Francis tamed the wild turtle-doves

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Chapter XXIII. How St. Francis set free the friar who was in sin with the demon

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Chapter XXIV. How St. Francis converted the Soldan of Babylon to the faith

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Chapter XXV. How St. Francis miraculously healed one who was a leper both in soul and body . . .

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Chapter XXVI. How St. Francis converted three robbers which were murderers . . .

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Chapter XXVII. How St. Francis converted at Bologna two scholars, who became friars. . .

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Chapter XXVIII. Of an ecstasy which came to Friar Bernard . . .

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Chapter XXIX. How the devil in the form of Christ Crucified appeared . . .

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Chapter XXX. Of the beautiful sermon . . . when they preached naked

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Chapter XXXI. How St. Francis knew . . . the secrets of the hearts of all his friars

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Chapter XXXII. How Friar Masseo obtained from Christ the virtue of his humility

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Chapter XXXIII. How St. Clare, at the bidding of the Pope, blessed the bread . . .

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Chapter XXXIV. How St. Louis, King of France, in the garb of a pilgrim . . .

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Chapter XXXV. How, on Christmas Eve, St. Clare being sick was miraculously carried . . .

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Chapter XXXVI. How St. Francis expounded unto Friar Leo a fair vision . . .

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Chapter XXXVII. How Jesus Christ . . . caused a rich man to be converted

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Chapter XXXVIII. How St. Francis knew in spirit that Friar Elias was damned . . .

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Chapter XXXIX. Of the marvellous sermon which St. Antony of Padua, . . . preached

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Chapter XL. When St. Antony . . . preached to the fishes of the sea

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Chapter XLI. How the venerable Friar Simon delivered from a great temptation a friar . . .

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Chapter XLII. Of beautiful miracles which God wrought through the holy friars . . .

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Chapter XLIII. How Friar Conrad of Offida converted a young friar . . .

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Chapter XLIV. How the Mother of Christ and St. John the Evangelist appeared . . .

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Chapter XLV. Of the holy Friar John of Penna

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Chapter XLVI. Friar Pacificus and Humilis

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Chapter XLVII. Of that holy friar to whom the Mother of Christ appeared . . .

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Chapter XLVIII. How Friar James of Massa saw in a vision all the minor friars . . .

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Chapter XLIX. How Christ appeared to Friar John of Alvernia

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Chapter L. How . . . Friar John of Alvernia saw many souls liberated from purgatory

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Chapter LI. Friar James of Fallerone appears after his death

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Chapter LII. Of the vision of Friar John of Alvernia . . .

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Chapter LIII. Friar John of Alvernia fell down as if he were dead while saying mass

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Introduction

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Of the First Consideration

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Of the Second Consideration

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Of the Third Consideration

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Of the Fourth Consideration

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Of the Fifth Consideration

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Chapter I. How Friar Juniper cut off the foot of a pig to give it to a sick man

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Chapter II. Great power of Friar Juniper against the devil

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Chapter III. How, through procurement of the devil, Friar Juniper was condemned to the gallows

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Chapter IV. How Friar Juniper gave whatever he could to the poor, for the love of God

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Chapter V. How Friar Juniper plucked off certain bells from the altar, and gave them away for the love of God

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Chapter VI. How Friar Juniper kept silence for six months

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Chapter VII. Ensample against the temptations of the flesh

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Chapter VIII. How Friar Juniper abased himself for the glory of God

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Chapter IX. How Friar Juniper, to abase himself, played at see-saw

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Chapter X. How Friar Juniper once cooked for the friars food enough for fifteen days

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Chapter XI. How Friar Juniper once went to Assisi for his confusion

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Chapter XIII. Of the grief which Friar Juniper had for the death of his companion, Friar Amazialbene

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Chapter XIV. Of the hand which Friar Juniper saw in the air

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Life of Friar Giles

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Chapter II. How Friar Giles went to St. James the Greater

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Chapter III. Of the manner of life which Friar Giles led when he went to the Holy Sepulchre

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Chapter IV. How Friar Giles praised obedience more than prayer

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Chapter V. How Friar Giles lived by the labour of his hands

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Chapter VI. How Friar Giles was miraculously provided for in his great need . . .

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Chapter VIII. How a holy man, being in prayer, beheld the soul of Friar Giles go to the life eternal

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Chapter IX. How through the merits of Friar Giles, the soul of a friend of a certain Preaching Friar was delivered from the pains of Purgatory

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A Chapter of Vices and of Virtues

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Chapter of Faith

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Chapter of Holy Humility

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Chapter of the Holy Fear of God

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Chapter of Holy Patience

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Chapter of Sloth

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Chapter of the Irksomeness of Temporal Things

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Chapter of Holy Chastity

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Chapter of Temptations

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Chapter of Holy Penance

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Chapter of Holy Prayer

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Chapter of Holy Spiritual Prudence

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Chapter of Profitable and Unprofitable Knowledge

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Chapter of Good and Evil Speaking

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Chapter of Good Perseverance

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Chapter of the True Religion

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Chapter of Holy Obedience

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Chapter of the Remembrance of Death

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Chapter I. An ensample of Friar Leo, how St. Francis bade him wash the stone

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Chapter II. How St. Francis appeared to Friar Leo

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Chapter III. How Friar Leo saw a terrible vision in a dream

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