A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1890)
Clement, Clara Erskine, 1834-1916 · Boston Houghton, Mifflin · leaf 127
Seraphic, from the peculiar favor in which hewas held by Heaven, was the founder of the Franciscans, one ofthe three Mendicant Orders of Friars. His father, Pietro Bernard-one, was a rich merchant. His baptismal name was Giovanni, buthe acquired the title of Francisco (the Frenchman), from the… … (Domenichino — fresco at Grotta Ferrata.)St. Francesca Romana. 110 LEGENDS AND STOBTES love of ga} pleasures. In a quarrel between the inhabitants ofAssisi and those of Perugia, Francis was taken a prisoner, andheldfor a year in the fortress of Perugia. On reaching home he wasvery ill for months,…
Art and mythology · Christian art and symbolism
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