A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1890)
Clement, Clara Erskine, 1834-1916 · Boston Houghton, Mifflin · leaf 77
e they observe strictly the rule of St. Francis,going barefoot and keeping absolute the vow of poverty. Whenpreaching, he held in his hand a tablet on which was the name ofJesus in a circle of golden rays. A man who had lived by makingcards and dice complained to the saint that on account of the… … St. Bernardino of Siena. 60 LEGENDS AND STORIES made a fortune in this way. St. Bernardino is said to have foundedthose institutions called still in France Monts-de-Piete, wheremoney is loaned on pledges. In the commencement they were en-tirely charitable and for the benefit of the poor. He died at…
Art and mythology · Christian art and symbolism
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