Study Guide: St Francis Questions"
Who was appointed by the pope to serve as an advisor or official leader of the Lesser Poor?
Cardinal Hugolino
Cardinal Colonna
Cardinal introduced to Francis and followers by Bishop Guido II spoke to pope on groups behalf after begging from Francis legal representative for group when meeting with pope
Who was the first ordained priest to join the order?
Don Silvester
St. Francis' full birth name
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone
Why did Pietro petition the magistrates to exclude Francis from the family business?
He though Francis would give all the money away and he was afraid Francis would exclude his brother, Angelo.
Angelo
He was often known as "the son of Pica" rather than "the son of Pietro" ; Historians believe he was an older half brother of Francis
What issues caused problems in the Franciscan Order after the death of St Francis?
How closely followers should follow the testament of St Francis and how much money brothers were allowed to possess.
Francis was declared a saint on:
July 16, 1228
Which action for the five Sundays before the Feast of the Sacred Stigmata of St. Francis must one do to gain a plenary indulgence?
Pious meditation, Vocal Prayer and other types of Penance.
The Second Order of Saint Francis is also known as the:
Poor Clares
Which pope canonized St. Francis?
Pope Gregory IX
What pope issued the plenary indulgences for the Feast of the Sacred Stigmata of St. Francis?
Pope Leo XIII
How did Francis interpret the meaning of the message he received from the Lord at San Damiano?
Repair the churches around Assisi
Francis made a pilgrimage to:
Rome ????
The church Francis based order out of
San Damiano Santa Maria delgli Angeli in Porziuncula ????
What were the leprosariums in Assisi that Francis helped
San Rufino dell'Acre, San Lazzaro, San Salvatore delle Pareti
What is the date of a second feast day that is celebrated in the name of St. Francis to commemorate his stigmata?
September 17
When did Francis receive the sign of the stigmata?
September 17, 1224
Giovanni di Bernardone
St. Francis original name
Bernard de Quintavalle
St. Francis' first disciple and closest friend who kept a journal about St. Francis
new outfit of group
Tau cross shaped peasant smock with trousers
What Protestant order of the Franciscans was formed during the period of the Protestant Reformation?
The Anglican Franciscans.
The most prominent of the Franciscan Orders today is called:
The Order of Friars Minor
What Franciscan order was founded by St. Francis to allow lay men and women to devote themselves to Franciscan ideals?
The Secular Franciscan Order
Assisi
The birth place of St. Francis in Italy
Where was the first Nativity scene staged?
The city of Greccio
tabernacle
The container that holds the Eucharist in church
How did the Franciscan order differentiate themselves from other orders?
They adopted the name "The Lesser Poor"
What did Cardinal Colonna require Francis' order to wear to distinguish them as clerics?
Tonsure
On his visits to San Damiano, Francis had strong feelings to:
Unite with Christ
societas iuvenum
a boy's club typical of 12th century Italian cities; engaged in loud, boisterous parties and numerous pranks
emnity
a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity;antagonism
litany
a series of petitions recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.
extroverted
an outgoing, gregarious person
main events in 1206
beaten by robbers works with lepers starts to rebuild San Damiano
diametrical
being in direct opposition
What did he wear when rebuilding San Damiano
clothing of a Brother of Penance: a plain dark tunic
why did he beg in French
didn't feel comfortable to beg in his natural Italian
Francis' thoughts on leadership
didn't like to lead wanted to follow
tonsure
hair cut that marked group as clerics and orthodox
narcissistic
having an undue fascination with oneself; vain
Which place did Francis decided to live out words he uttered to the bishop
leprosarium in Assisi
Consecrate
make or declare (something, typically a church or a person) sacred
corporeal
of or relating to a person's body,
aristocratic
of or relating to the aristocracy (nobility) St. Francis' family was not aristocratic but was wealthy
charismatic
of, having, or characteristic of charisma
After the battle of Perugia
prisoner of war for over a year; served well in comparison to other prisoners; caused him nightmares and flashbacks
dowry
property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage; textile business was given to St. Francis' father through his mother's dowry
Eastern Orthodox Church
the Christian church comprising the local and national Eastern churches that are in communion with the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople; Byzantine Church
St. Francis' nickname
the Frenchman "Frenchy" Francesco (father gave it to him because his father loved French things)
Franciscans who work as ministers to the urban poor, teachers in universities, and in the health care field, are usually members of the Order of:
the Friars Minor Conventual.
Paraclete
the Holy Spirit
asceticism
the condition or practice of self-denial
Thomas of Celano
the first biographer of St. Francis
papacy
the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope
piety
the quality of being religious or reverent
boni homines
the rural land owners of Assisi
popolo
the urban merchants of Assisi St. Francis was a Popolo
Santa Maria degli Angeli
where he died
Francis began producing a new rule governing hermitages in:
1221
When was the first Nativity scene celebrated?
1223
When was the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin founded?
1520
Battle of Perugia
1st battle that Francis served in (in 1202) He was fighting to defend Assisi from being claimed by the Papacy; Served as mounted troop (on horseback) because he could afford to buy a horse
Giles
1st lay brother on April 23, 1209
Peter
A disciple of St. Francis
novena
A form consisting of special prayers or services on nine successive days
What is a Nativity scene?
A scene commemorating the birth of Jesus
sortes biblicae
A way diving the will of God on a specific matter Open to random page and verse 3 times and those verses tell the searchers what to do
What acts of penance did he perform during the time of the crisis of faith?
Alms-giving, Prayer, and Bodily Mortification
Who is Gubbio?
An acquaintance who Francis lived with for a while after being beaten
When did Francis go to a priest for sortes biblicae
April 16, 1208
Where did he die?
At the Franciscan community at Santa Maria degli Angeli.
Who presided over the ecclesiastical court in Francis trial?
Bishop Guido II
The judge in case of dividing family inheritance
Bishop Guido II became Francis' helper, cherishing and comforting him
When did the pope approve the Franciscan rule that established the Franciscans as a legally established order of the Catholic Church?
Nov 29, 1223
When was the Fourth Lateran Council?
November 1215
Francis birthdate
November 26, 1181
Day of death
October 3 1226 (age 44)
When did Francis die?
October 3, 1226
The traditional feast day of St Francis is:
October 4
What did the presider suggest the two parties in Francis trial do to reconcile?
Francis renounce his claim to his mother's dowry and the business.
What event happened in woods in 1206?
Francis was beaten, robbed, stripped, and left to die went for help at monastery at San Verecondio
When did Francis dictate his testament?
Francis was dying from his illnesses.
Bernard de Quintavalle
Francis' first disciple touched by Francis' work
Peter
Francis' second disciple
language he used when begging
French
Franciscans who live in cloistered communities and are not allowed to manage their own money normally belong to the Order of:
Friars Minor Capuchin
Francesco di bernardone
Father nickname for St. Francis
Giles
Fourth disciple, first lay brother ?????
second military campaign
Francis bought all new gear and horse; gave it to a knight poorer than him Rebought all gear and horse; spent day on campaign; turned around and sold belongings
Angelo di Bernardone
Francis brother
Why was the case remanded to the ecclesiastical court?
Francis claimed to be affiliated with a religious order and he refused to attend a secular court.
Pietro di Bernardone
Francis father
Pica de Bourlemont di Bernardone
Francis mother
first visit at San Damiano
Francis prayed to the crucifix and had a vision that the Christ on the Cross was speaking to him; Christ told him to repair the church
Who was the first true lay brother of the order?
Giles
How was St. Francis affected by the vision of the Savior?
Lived in fear, lost interest in his father's textile business, withdrew into himself
When Francis returned from the Middle East to Italy, he was seriously ill, probably with:
Malaria
date of baptism
March 28, 1182 he was baptized in the Assisi city font at the cathedral of San Rufino during the Easter Vigil on Holy Sunday;
3 verses found in Francis' sortes biblicae
Mark 10:21, Luke 9:3, Luke 9:23
