The Franciscan Hermit: Seeker, Prisoner, Refugee.

This article claims that the initial religious aspirations of the Friars Minor were heavily indebted to eremitical ideals, and that these ideals were never totally forgotten, notwithstanding the quick transformation of the Franciscan movement into an order of professional priests and theologians. Th...

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Published in:	Church History & Religious Culture Vol. 86; no. 1-4; pp. 163 - 190
Main Author:	Roest, Bert
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers Jan2006
Subjects:	Hermits Franciscans Priests Theologians Eremitic life Refugees Prisoners
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