Alter Christus : St. Francis and Compostela.
In search of transcendence
Christian monarchy with a power emanating from God , was
incarnation of harmonious heavenly court. The warrior image of King Alfonso IX of Leon and Galicia (1188-1230) represents the power of the Crown, evidenced also in the creation of new cities, the defense of inherited and coinage .
At this time the most precious treasures were relics , especially in the ways of pilgrimage , holy bodies participating in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and expressing his miracles with God's will . Music plays an important role in the staging of this symbolic world , expressive worship and the service of such beauty as an emanation of virtue means . But it also serves the profane world , to party and dance. A mundane reality known to Saint Francis in his previous life, but rejected after conversion to San Damiano .
thenew spiritual life St. Francis will follow in the footsteps of the disciples of Jesus, to be a new apostle in his century. The presence of Compostela pilgrimage and in the atmosphere of the time it was not strange , as James the Greater by his example inspired him the vigor to take the path of ministry and personal sacrifice .
Beyond the tradition of his pious journey to Compostela , members of the first generation -masculina and feminine Franciscan pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James , establishing communities in cities and Compostela route .
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Alter Christus : St. Francis and Compostela.
In search of transcendence
Christian monarchy with a power emanating from God , was
incarnation of harmonious heavenly court. The warrior image of King Alfonso IX of Leon and Galicia (1188-1230) represents the power of the Crown, evidenced also in the creation of new cities, the defense of inherited and coinage .
At this time the most precious treasures were relics , especially in the ways of pilgrimage , holy bodies participating in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and expressing his miracles with God's will . Music plays an important role in the staging of this symbolic world , expressive worship and the service of such beauty as an emanation of virtue means . But it also serves the profane world , to party and dance. A mundane reality known to Saint Francis in his previous life, but rejected after conversion to San Damiano .
thenew spiritual life St. Francis will follow in the footsteps of the disciples of Jesus, to be a new apostle in his century. The presence of Compostela pilgrimage and in the atmosphere of the time it was not strange , as James the Greater by his example inspired him the vigor to take the path of ministry and personal sacrifice .
Beyond the tradition of his pious journey to Compostela , members of the first generation -masculina and feminine Franciscan pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James , establishing communities in cities and Compostela route .
In Google Translate
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