A key pillar to the Roman Catholic Church are its Saints. Saints are men and women who are recognized by the Church to have had an exceptional degree of holiness or likeness to God and or Christ in their lives. There are many hundreds of saints within both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. The writing of the history and great acts of these saints are called Hagiographies, literally meaning sacred writing. Of the many hundreds of saints, a few stand out in history as truly exceptional, saints like Saint Peter, Paul, Thomas Aquinas, Benedict, and Francis all stood out as truly inspiring Christian men. Among these influential saints is Saint Dominic of Osma, founder of the Dominican Order, a mendicant religious order founded in …show more content…
In 1228, the Primitive Constitution of the Order of Friars Preachers was formally established by a twelve prior provincials with Jordan of Saxony leading them, a system which could not be lawfully be changed and was meant to endure for all time. The rule was established because the order followed the acts of Saint Dominic, which made it a preaching order to convert people who had father from the path, separating its goals from other monastic orders that came before such as the Benedictines. Therefore, to reflect this goal, the rule was divided into two sections to create a sense of purpose with the Order as well as regulation within the organization. The first half of the rule first written in 1216 contained the rules of how the monks should behave in their monastery such as the Martins, the Daily Chapter, women, and punishment of offenses. The second half was written later in 1220 and focused on the politics of provincial and general chapters along with study and preaching in the secular world. What makes the rules unique in the monastic community is that Dominic did not write his own rule; other leading monks wrote it inspired by his life as many leading monks witnessed the piety of Dominic. Dominic himself focused his efforts on converting heretics during the Albigensian Crusade and did not deliberately try to impose his views on his associates. This aspect of the rules meant that Dominic, who was canonized as a saint in 1234, was just the muse for the monks in the order in the early days as the order was still small group of enthusiastic men and his life was the main guiding factor in the early Dominican
Poverty is a difficult and horrible way to grow up in life. It causes people to become stressed, and terrified of the world. It also demonstrates the ugly side of the world. When you ae in poverty. It causes people to become desperate and do horrendous things like murder, rape, and prostitution. But poverty can also produce strong, determined, and hopeful humans. In Child of the Dark: The Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus by Carolina Maria de Jesus, we see the ambitious mother of three living the daily struggle of living in the poor favelas in Brazil. She provides the best life she can to her kids, while also perusing her dream of becoming a writer. In Testimony: Death of a Guatemala City by Victor Montejo, the readers follow the inspirational
This primary source document has been collected, translated, and published into the Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents. Due to several language translations and lack of a professional editor, it is noted that many of the documents collected have errors. This specific entry is titled Jesuit 's Interpretation of Gender Roles and dated 1633. The author is also listed as Pierre Biard, however the author and/or date is very questionable and possibly wrong. I will explain my disagreements later on, but for the sake of this review let us just say the author is Pierre Biard.
The chosen art work is "Miracle of St. Dominic." This painting is a tempera on panel, painted by the Renaissance artist Taddeo di Bartolo, in the year thirteen sixty three. The painting is currently housed at the McNay Art Museum, measuring approximately 10" high by 10" wide. In this particular painting we are witnessing a miracle by St. Dominical. There are spectators and a horse that lays above the man in red, who St. Dominical has brought back to life.
The Mirabal sisters were Dominican political dissidents who opposed to the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. These three sisters were assassinated on November, 25, 1960. Originally there are four sisters, but only three were really involved. The three involved were known as Minerva, Maria, and Patria. Belgica Adela Mirabal Reyes is the fourth sister.
A saint is a virtuous person that is honored by church after death who is considered to a degree of holiness and is blessed. In most Christian denominations think all people are saints in the Catholic Church the term saint is given to a person whom which the church has officially been canonized. Furthermore, the Catholic Church explains that they do not create or make a saint; however, they recognize saints. In fact, Frances Xavier Cabrini or as many people refer to her as Mother Cabrini is the first person to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Little is known of the early life of the Flemish Cistercian nun, Blessed Beatrice of Nazareth. Beatrice of Nazareth was born in the year 1200 in the town of Tienen, Belgium (Lindemann Ph.D n.d.). She was the youngest of six children (Lindemann Ph.D n.d.). De Ganck (1991, xiii) concludes that Beatrice is of middle class, “well-to-do, but not wealthy as has sometimes been asserted.”
...Gospel with the greatest amount of individual liberty and the minimum of regulation. Cardinal Hugolino, the late Gregory IX, assisted Francis in the completion of the Rule of in 1223. All this effort took its tool on the health of Francis, he started realizing that he was nearing the end of his life. Since he believed he had lived like Christ, he pleaded to die like Christ.
Contrary to common belief, saints are not perfect. Saints simply seek Christ more than anyone else. Saints understood the need for Christ in their own lives through their own experiences. St. Teresa of Avila did not live a perfect life, although she strived to after her conversion. St. Teresa, after living in the world, realized her desperate need for a personal relationship with God, but by no means was she perfect.
Along with Catholicism is the use of magico religious symbol such as candle with picture of saint. Each saint has a corresponding specialty religious functions for dying is St. Joseph, Cancer -St. Peregrine, Bodily ills -Our Lady of Lourdes for Infertility, St. Anne for Chronic Illness, St. Juliana Falconieri, for AIDS Patients and Caregiver is St. Aloysius Gonzaga, and Arthritis / Rheumatism is St. James the Greater.
Late in the fifth century the son of a well-off family in Italy left for isolation on his mission to truly seek god. This man was St. Benedict, who is credited with the first establishment of the concept of withdrawing from all temptation for Christian beliefs in the west. St. Benedict left his home and went to the top of a mountain, where he established a monastic community. In this community the individuals who resided there, constantly reiterated their faith. They sacrificed whatever they may have had to prove their true commitment to God. This became an early ideal of Christianity, that one must suffer loss and sacrifice to prove their loyalty to the faith. It was believed in this time period that if one is content with only what they truly need one is freer to think about other people and to think about God . These individuals were called Regular Clergies (monks) and were considered heroes of the faith.
The Rule of Benedict spoke about the strict rules and regulations that are to be followed by monks living in a communal place. It was meant to bring about discipline and obedience to conduct themselves in a respectful and appropriate manner as was implied by their title. They were to be obedient to the abbott who was the superior person in the monasteries and follow all the rules accordingly for they were vivid testimonies of righteous living to others (Benedict 11). Also by obeying their abbotts, it was as if they were obeying God directly which also showed the love that they had for God and therefore, they were guaranteed eternal life with God because of their obedience to him. Even though it was not easy to keep all of these rules, they
It is clear that the essence of both Rules is stated up front. The backbone of each is an obedience to the Gospel of Jesus and a conviction in poverty and chastity. The hierarchy of obedience is unwaveringly directed towards the head of each monastery and Abbey, their successors, the Holy Pope and the Roman Church. Interestingly, the key difference is that Clare also swears obedience to Francis and his successors.
The dictionary says a saint is "a person officially recognized as being entitled to public ...
The Church was organised into a hierarchical system that sustained the Church’s stability and control over the people and lower clergy, by organising them into different groups. First there were the ordinary believers, the citizens of the kingdom who followed the Christian faith. Then there was the clergy, the members who devoted their lives to the church. Each group of the clergy was assigned specific functions by the clergy nobles to help run the Church competently. Amongst all the clergy associates, the Pope was at the top, he had the equivalent if not more power than the ruling monarch and was in charge of all political affairs and administered the clergy. He was able to dictate political laws and even comment on the Monarch’s decisions. Under the Pope, there were the bishops. The bishops directed church courts and managed cases correlated to the public such as marriage, wills and other public predicaments. Priests held religious services that consisted of sacraments, baptisms and the usual Sabbath services. The monks and nuns received manual labour that required helping clean the monasteries and assist the needy. Educated monks copied manuscripts of medieval and ancient knowledge in the Scriptorium. Finally...
Saint Francis of Assisi was a uniquely spiritual man who gave up a life of wealth and position to lead a life of poverty in accordance and service to God. Embracing a life according to the Gospels, Francis went on to establish a Monastic Order, known as the Franciscans. In the midst of the political climate within the religious community of Italy, Francis emerged a champion for the poor and sick, with humility and no regard for himself. Francis exhibited his love for God through his love and admiration for all of God's creation including nature. The principles of Saint Francis are as relevant today as they were in thirteenth century Italy; service and love to all of God’s creation.