Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- MAPS
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Glossary of Terms
- Abbrevations
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Section One The Thirteenth Century
- Section Two The Fourteenth Century
- Section Three The Fifteenth Century
- 17 The Preaching of St Bernardine of Siena
- 18 Towards Division, 1400–1446
- 19 Observants and Conventuals, 1420–1456
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
19 - Observants and Conventuals, 1420–1456
from Section Three - The Fifteenth Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- MAPS
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Glossary of Terms
- Abbrevations
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Section One The Thirteenth Century
- Section Two The Fourteenth Century
- Section Three The Fifteenth Century
- 17 The Preaching of St Bernardine of Siena
- 18 Towards Division, 1400–1446
- 19 Observants and Conventuals, 1420–1456
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Thus in 1446 … the Franciscans … divided into two communities, parallel to, and independent of, one other.
Duncan NimmoThe consolidation of the Observant movement
The Observants enjoyed papal favour and began to promulgate provincial statutes from 1448. Their leaders, Albert da Sarteano (†1450), John of Capistrano (†1456) and James of the Marches (†1476), were influential figures, whose sermons attracted large audiences; they were connected with the foundation of new communities. Unlike Bernardine, all three travelled to other countries in response to the needs of the Church and the reform. Their growing influence was vital for the implantation of the reform on Italian soil and beyond it. They made the Italian movement one of the wonders of fifteenth-century Europe. The preaching of the Observant friars was instrumental in making peace in cities, several of which enthusiastically sought their assistance. The disciples of the four pillars of the Observance became illustrious preachers and took positions of leadership in the reform movement in the second half of the century. Matthew d'Agrigento, a celebrated preacher, was a leader of the reform in Sicily in the 1420s, whose ministry was praised by Bernardine, his master. Michael da Carcano da Milano's vocation was associated with a sermon delivered by Albert da Sarteano in the piazza of Milan cathedral in 1440. He preached in several cities of Italy, beginning with his Lenten sermons in his native Milan.
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- The Franciscans in the Middle Ages , pp. 213 - 222Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2006