Chapter 12. The efficacy of his preaching, and of his gift of healing. Francis, the true servant and minister of Christ, in order that he might perform all his works with the greatest fidelity and perfection, exercised himself chiefly in those virtues which he knew, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, to be most pleasing to God. Now it

Chapter 13. The sacred stigmata. It was the manner of this angelic man, Francis, never to rest from good works, but rather, like the heavenly spirits on Jacob’s ladder, to be either ascending to God or descending to his neighbour. And he so prudently divided the time allotted him here for merit, that he spent the one part of it

Chapter 14. His patience, and of his death. Francis, being thus crucified with Christ, both in the flesh and in the spirit, not only burned with (seraphic love towards God, but thirsted with Christ crucified for the salvation of a multitude of souls. Now it came to pass, as he could not walk on foot because of the nails which

Chapter 15. His canonization and translation. Thus Francis, the servant and friend of the Most High, the founder and leader of the Friars Minor, the professor of poverty, the model of penance, the preacher of truth, the mirror of sanctity, the example of all evangelical perfection, being prevented by grace from on High, ascended from the base to the summit

Some miracles of Francis of Assisi after his death. 1. The power of the Sacred Stigmata. 2. Many Dead who were Raised to Life. 3. Many saved from the Danger of Death. 4. Many saved from Shipwreck. 5. Many saved from Chains and Dungeons. 6. Many Women saved from the Reproductive problems. 7. Many Blind regained Sight. 8. Many saved from Various Infirmities. 9. Many Miracles of Various Kinds.

Many Miracles after the death of St. Francis The power of the Sacred Stigmata. To the honour of Almighty God, and to the glory of our blessed Father Francis, we will now relate, on the authority of approved writings, certain miracles wrought by him after his glorification in heaven. And we have thought well to begin with those in which

Many Dead who were Raised to Life. In Mount Marcano, a place near Benevento, a certain woman, who had a special devotion to St. Francis, went the way of all flesh. Now, all the clergy of that place being assembled round the corpse to keep the accustomed vigils, and say the usual psalms and prayers, suddenly that woman rose on

Many saved from the Danger of Death. In the neighbourhood of the city of Rome there was a certain nobleman, named Ridolpho, whose wife was very devout to God, and he often received the friars minor, not only from the virtue of hospitality, but out of reverence and love for the blessed Francis. It happened one night that the warder

Many saved from Shipwreck. Certain mariners were in great danger by sea, about ten miles from the port of Baruti, and, the tempest waxing fiercer and fiercer, they began to fear for their lives, and cast anchor in the sea. But the sea rose higher still by the fury of the wind and the storm, so that the ropes were