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Page 1: Francis of Assisi was born around 1182. His father was the rich merchant Bernardone and his mother was Pica.
Page 2: Francis of Assisi was born around 1182. His father was the rich merchant Bernardone and his mother was Pica.

Francis of Assisi was

bornaround 1182. His father was therichmerchant Bernardone and hismother was Pica.

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One day, when Francis

was joking and laughing withhis friends, a beggarcame along crying for alms.Francis gave

whateverhe had in his pocket to the beggar.

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The sight of the beggar set him thinking about

the poverty and misery of mundane life.

Francis gave up his old ways and habits and set up to serve God.

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St. Francis collected many followers and in 1212 founded the Order of Franciscan Mendicants.

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He died in 1226, at the age

of 45.

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This canticle was

composed by Francis in

1224, after a night of

extreme physical and

emotional pain and it is

one of the most

important works of

Italian literature.

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The canticle isn’t

written in lines, but

it is rhythmic prose

work, divided in

groups of two,

three or five

versicles, like the

psalms of the Bible.

It hasn’t got just a

religious value, but

also a literary

value.

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There’s a continuous repetition

of the words “Laudato si’” and

Francis writes also about the

four basic elements: water, fire,

air and earth. The water is very

useful, precious and pure; the

fire is beautiful and strong and it

lights up the night; the air

supports the creatures; the earth

gives the nourishment with its

colourful fruit.

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The canticle of brother sun was

written in Umbrian

vulgar/vernacular with a simple

language. The text is rich of

assonances and repetitions and it

celebrates the praises of God

through every creature. Like the

Brother Sun, everything is good and

perfect and it symbolizes the

omnipotence and the mercy of God.

Beyond natural elements, even pain

and death are ways to reach eternal

life.

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Altissimu, onnipotente bon Signore,

Tue so' le laude, la gloria et l'honore et omne benedictione.

Ad Te solo, Altissimo, se konfano,et nullu homo ène dignu te mentovare. Most high, all powerful, all good

Lord!All praise is yours, all glory, all honor, and all blessing.

To you, alone, Most High, do they belong.No mortal lips are worthy to pronounce your name.

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Laudato sie, mi' Signore cum tucte le Tue creature,spetialmente messer lo frate Sole,lo qual è iorno, et allumeni noi per lui.Et ellu è bellu e radiante cum grande splendore:de Te, Altissimo, porta significatione.

Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures,especially through my lord Brother Sun,who brings the day; and you give light through him.And he is beautiful and radiant in all his splendor!Of you, Most High, he bears the likeness.

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Laudato si', mi Signore, per sora Luna e le stelle:in celu l'ài formate clarite et pretiose et belle

Be praised, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars;in the heavens you have made them bright, precious and beautiful.

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Laudato si', mi' Signore, per frate Ventoet per aere et nubilo et sereno et onne tempo,per lo quale, a le Tue creature dài sustentamento.

Be praised, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air,and clouds and storms, and all the weather,through which you give your creatures sustenance.

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Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure.

Laudato si', mi' Signore, per sor Aqua,la quale è molto utile et humile et pretiosa et casta.

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Laudato si', mi Signore, per frate Focu,per lo quale ennallumini la nocte:ed ello è bello et iocundo et robustoso et forte

Be praised, my Lord, through Brother Fire,through whom you brighten the night.He is beautiful and cheerful, and powerful and strong.

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Laudato si', mi' Signore, per sora nostra matre Terra,la quale ne sustenta et governa,et produce diversi fructi con coloriti flori et herba.

Be praised, my Lord, through our sister Mother Earth,who feeds us and rules us,and produces various fruits with colored flowers and herbs.

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Laudato si', mi Signore, per quelli che perdonano per lo Tuo amoreet sostengono infirmitate et tribulatione.

Beati quelli ke 'l sosterranno in pace,ka da Te, Altissimo, sirano incoronati.

Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you;through those who endure sickness and trial.

Happy those who endure in peace,for by you, Most High, they will be crowned.

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Laudato si' mi Signore, per sora nostra Morte corporale,da la quale nullu homo vivente po' skappare:guai a quelli ke morrano ne le peccata mortali;beati quelli ke trovarà ne le Tue sanctissime voluntati,ka la morte secunda no 'l farrà male.

Laudate et benedicete mi Signore et rengratiatee serviateli cum grande humilitate.

Be praised, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death,from whose embrace no living person can escape.Woe to those who die in mortal sin!Happy those she finds doing your most holy will.The second death can do no harm to them.

Praise and bless my Lord, and give thanks,and serve him with great humility.

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The canticle has two parts:

1.In the first part there are the thanks to the Lord for all things created by him.

2.In the second part stands out the forgiveness, the acceptance of life’s pains and the praise of people that are in the grace of God.

He didn’t write, like Jacopone da Todi (an important poet of the same age), a love text for a woman but his love was for God.

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In the text he called  the elements of nature with some personification like “brother” or “sister”; for example: “Brother Sun is beautiful and radiant in all his splendor”,   “ Sister Moon and the stars are precious and beautiful”, “Sister Water  is very useful, humble, precious and pure” and “Brother Fire is  beautiful, cheerful, powerful and strong. All the same St. Francis doesn’t praise God only for the good things he had created for the human beings, but also those people who forgive in the name of love. On the contrary he condemns those people who will die because of mortal sins they committed in the past.

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Towards the end of the canticle, there’s a very important phrase: “Sora nostra morte corporale, da la quale nullu homo vivente po’ skappare”, which it means: “The corporal death is our sister and no one can’t escape from it”. St. Francis is not scared of death, but he is happy because thanks to death his soul will have a direct connection with God. At the end of the canticle there’s an invitation to praise and love God with humility and sincerity.

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