The Book on St. Anthony's Miracles

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The Book of Miracles is a large collection of prodigious deeds, attributed to the Saint of Padua, written by Arnaldo de Serranno after the middle of the fourteenth century. It is actually an abstract, an undoubtedly significant part of Serrannos most famous work: The Chronicle of the XXIV Gcnerals (referring to the first superior Generals of the Friars Minor, or Franciscans), a veritable mine of information about the deeds and characters of the first century of the Minorite Order. The Book of Miracles had remarkable and widespread renown, in various ways inspiring the large number of artists who have sung the praises of Saint Anthony throughout the centuries. As for the wonders recounted, let us remember the prudent warning of the devoted and competent editor of this Italian edition: «May the reader not forget that they are encountering a humán and religious sensibility most distant from our own, and in certain ways irreconcilable. Although the times and culture may fiave changed... Tovább

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The Book of Miracles is a large collection of prodigious deeds, attributed to the Saint of Padua, written by Arnaldo de Serranno after the middle of the fourteenth century. It is actually an abstract, an undoubtedly significant part of Serrannos most famous work: The Chronicle of the XXIV Gcnerals (referring to the first superior Generals of the Friars Minor, or Franciscans), a veritable mine of information about the deeds and characters of the first century of the Minorite Order. The Book of Miracles had remarkable and widespread renown, in various ways inspiring the large number of artists who have sung the praises of Saint Anthony throughout the centuries. As for the wonders recounted, let us remember the prudent warning of the devoted and competent editor of this Italian edition: «May the reader not forget that they are encountering a humán and religious sensibility most distant from our own, and in certain ways irreconcilable. Although the times and culture may fiave changed considerably, the book still retains the charm of poetry and truth, as it happens with The Little Flowers of Saint Francis». Vergilio Gamboso, conventual Franciscan, is aniong the most noted and hrilliant Anthonian scholars. For the Messenger Editions Padua, he is editing the Anthonian Hagiographical Sources, which has reached its sixth volume. Through our publishing house, he has alsó brought out the most complete and up-to-date Historic-Artistic Guide of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, as well as editing the volume Francis of Assisi. Writings for the series «Classics of the Spirit». Cover: Saint Anthony preaching to the fish (detail), modern icon by Andrea Trebbi, Messenger of Saint Anthony, Padua. Vissza