Alter Christus : St. Francis and Compostela .
In search of transcendence
The Christian monarchy , with a power that emanated from God , was the embodiment of the harmonious celestial court . At the moment of passing into the afterlife , King -Alfonso IX of León and Galicia (1188-1230) - it is asleep , near the tomb of the Apostle, and then wake up in eternity and participate in the heavenly banquet announced in ' Eucharist.
The most precious treasures were relics , especially in the paths of pilgrimage , holy bodies participating in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and expressing their miracles with the will of God Music also plays an important role in the setting of this world symbolic , as an expressive medium in the service of worship and example of beauty as an emanation of virtue. However , it also serves to the profane world , to parties and dance. A mundane reality known by St. Francis in his previous life , butrejected after his conversion before the crucifix of San Damiano.
The new life of the spirit will lead St. Francis to follow in the footsteps of the disciples of Jesus , to be a new Apostle in his century. The presence of Compostela pilgrimage and its environment at the time was not unrelated to Francis, St. James the Greater because the instilled by his example the force needed to embark on the path of the apostolate and of personal sacrifice.
In addition to observing the tradition of gracious travel to Santiago de Compostela , members of the first generation Franciscan - male and female - go on pilgrimage to the tomb of the Apostle James and establish their communities in cities and Compostela route .
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Iii. alter christus, san francesco compostela.
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Alter Christus : St. Francis and Compostela .
In search of transcendence
The Christian monarchy , with a power that emanated from God , was the embodiment of the harmonious celestial court . At the moment of passing into the afterlife , King -Alfonso IX of León and Galicia (1188-1230) - it is asleep , near the tomb of the Apostle, and then wake up in eternity and participate in the heavenly banquet announced in ' Eucharist.
The most precious treasures were relics , especially in the paths of pilgrimage , holy bodies participating in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and expressing their miracles with the will of God Music also plays an important role in the setting of this world symbolic , as an expressive medium in the service of worship and example of beauty as an emanation of virtue. However , it also serves to the profane world , to parties and dance. A mundane reality known by St. Francis in his previous life , butrejected after his conversion before the crucifix of San Damiano.
The new life of the spirit will lead St. Francis to follow in the footsteps of the disciples of Jesus , to be a new Apostle in his century. The presence of Compostela pilgrimage and its environment at the time was not unrelated to Francis, St. James the Greater because the instilled by his example the force needed to embark on the path of the apostolate and of personal sacrifice.
In addition to observing the tradition of gracious travel to Santiago de Compostela , members of the first generation Franciscan - male and female - go on pilgrimage to the tomb of the Apostle James and establish their communities in cities and Compostela route .
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