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
17 - The Preaching of St Bernardine of Siena
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
Bernardine travelled virtually throughout the whole of Italy preaching and carrying out other good deeds.
Angelo of Philippi de BonnisignisJohn de Stroncone linked the reformers of Brugliano and Bernardine of Siena, whom he received at Colombaio in 1402. Bernardine's impact upon the fledgling community resembled that of Bernard of Clairvaux on the growth of the Cistercians. He preached in several regions of Italy and his visits are better documented than those of St Francis.
Bernardine's vocation
Bernardine was born into the old and noble Sienese family of the Albizzeschi at the Tuscan city of Massa Marittima on 8 September 1380, the year of the death of St Catherine of Siena. His parents were Tollo degli Albizzeschi, podestá of the city, and Nera degli Avveduti, a native of the city. It was the Sienese custom to baptise sons on the day of their birth. By the age of six Bernardine was orphaned. For five years he was brought up by his maternal aunt, Diana, who communicated her piety to him. At eleven, he passed into the care of his father's brother and sister-in-law at Siena, who supervised his education. These studies laid the foundation on which he built in later years. Bernardine was already well versed in grammar, poetry, rhetoric, canon law and the Scriptures. He frequently visited Tobia, his cousin, a member of the Third Order. A concern for the needy marked his life.
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- The Franciscans in the Middle Ages , pp. 192 - 201Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2006