Thanks to the most recent interpretations of the concept of poverty of Francis and Clare of Assisi, in particular thanks to the studies of Michael Blastic, it is possible to highlight the bond of friendship between the two saints. As long as Francis was alive, Clare wanted to conform to his example of life, starting from the same conception of poverty. It was around this strong nucleus that the clash with the vision of Gregory IX, who also considered poverty an indispensable element of religious life, but reduced it to an ascetic tension, emerged. The confrontation with the Pope himself encouraged Clare's awareness of the deep bond that united her to the one she considered her father in the faith: Francis.
Grazie alle più recenti interpretazioni circa la concezione della povertà di Francesco e Chiara d'Assisi, in particolare grazie agli studi di Michael Blastic, è possibile mettere in luce il legame di amicizia tra i due santi. Fino a quando Francesco fu in vita, infati, Chiara volle conformarsi al suo esempio di vita, a partire dalla medesima concezione di povertà. Fu attorno a questo nucleo forte che si delineò lo scontro con la visione di Gregorio IX, che pure considerava la povertà un elemento indispensabile della vita religiosa, ma la riduceva a una tensione ascetica. Il confronto con il papa stesso favorì la presa di coscienza da parte di Chiara del profondo legame che la univa a colui che ella considerava suo padre nella fede: Francesco.
Alberzoni, M. P., Francesco e Chiara d'Assisi: l'amicizia nella santità, in Cusato, F., Mcmichael, S. (ed.), "Non enim fuerat Evangelii surdus auditor..." (1 Celano 22). Essay in Honor of Michael Blastic, O.F.M. on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday, Brill, Leiden-Boston 2020: 300- 317. 10.1163/9789004432499_015 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/163640]
Francesco e Chiara d'Assisi: l'amicizia nella santità
Alberzoni, Maria Pia
2020
Abstract
Thanks to the most recent interpretations of the concept of poverty of Francis and Clare of Assisi, in particular thanks to the studies of Michael Blastic, it is possible to highlight the bond of friendship between the two saints. As long as Francis was alive, Clare wanted to conform to his example of life, starting from the same conception of poverty. It was around this strong nucleus that the clash with the vision of Gregory IX, who also considered poverty an indispensable element of religious life, but reduced it to an ascetic tension, emerged. The confrontation with the Pope himself encouraged Clare's awareness of the deep bond that united her to the one she considered her father in the faith: Francis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.