From St. Francis to Dante: Translations from the Chronicle of the Franciscan Salimbene (1221-1288) with Notes and Illustrations from Other Medieval Sources |
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13th century Abbot aforesaid answered Apostles Apulia Archbishop Berthold Bishop blessed Bologna Bonaventura Brethren Brother Elias Brother Hugh Brother John brought Canon Cardinal Cathedral CHAPTER Charles of Anjou chronicler Church clergy comrade confessed convent Cremona Dante Dante's David of Augsburg death dwelt Emperor evil Faenza fain father Ferrara forthwith Francis Franciscan Frederick Friars Minor Galehaut Genoa God's Guelf Guido hath hear heard heart Holy honour Joachim John of Parma King knights ladies Legate lived Lord loved medieval Middle Ages Minister Minister-General miracles Modena modern monks Moreover never noble Order Papal parish peace Pisa Podesta Pope Pope Gregory IX Pope Innocent IV Preachers preaching prelates priest quod quoted Ravenna Reggio religious saints saith Salimbene Salimbene's scarcely sent sermon soul spake speak spiritual tell thee things thou unto wherefore wherein whereof whole wine women wont words
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Page 140 - WOE to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
Page 21 - Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : and he shall hear my voice.
Page 46 - For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Page 189 - Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Page 240 - It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
Page 329 - Have we no right to lead about a wife that is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
Page 182 - Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.
Page 281 - For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
Page 112 - Rather choosing to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have the pleasure of sin for a time, 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasure of the Egyptians.
Page 25 - The Lord looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men ; from the habitation of his dwelling, he considereth all them that dwell on the earth.