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{{Short description|Italian Roman Catholic professed member from the Order of Friars Minor and writer}}
'''Francis of Fabriano''' (Francesco Venimbeni or Veninbeni) (b. [[2 September]][[1251]]; d. [[22 April]][[1322]]) was an Italian [[Franciscan]] writer. He was [[beatified]] in 1775.
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|name = [[Beatification|Blessed]]<br>Francesco da Fabriano<br>[[Order of Friars Minor|O.F.M.]]
|birth_date = 2 September 1251
|birth_place = [[Fabriano]], [[Papal States]]
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|death_place = Fabriano, Papal States
|titles = Priest
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|feast_day = [[22 April]]
|attributes = [[Religious habit|Franciscan habit]]
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|beatified_date = 1 April 1775
|beatified_place = [[Saint Peter's Basilica]], Papal States
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'''Francesco da Fabriano''' (2 September 1251 - 22 April 1322) - born '''Francesco Venimbeni''' - was an [[Italian people|Italian]] [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] professed member from the [[Order of Friars Minor]].<ref name=NA>{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06230a.htm|title=Bl. Francis of Fabriano|date=|publisher=New Advent|accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref> He was a noted writer on various theological and biblical matters and was known for his great breadth of theological knowledge that characterized his religious life.<ref name=RC>{{cite web|url=http://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/blessed-francis-of-fabriano.html|title=Blessed Francis of Fabriano|date=|publisher=Roman Catholic Saints|accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref>

[[Pope Pius VI]] beatified the Franciscan friar on 1 April 1775.


==Life==
==Life==
Francesco Venimbeni was born in [[Fabriano]] in the [[Papal States]] on 2 September 1251. His father was a prominent doctor well-loved for his abilities and his love of the poor and ill.<ref name=RC/> Francesco recited the [[Liturgy of the Hours|Divine Office]] in his childhood and knew [[Latin]] by the time he turned ten in 1261. In 1268 he knew he would pursue the religious life and his pleased parents consented to this.
Having completed the study of humanities and of philosophy, he asked for admission at a neighboring Franciscan convent, in 1267. He applied himself to the study of theology, and devoted the remainder of his life to missionary labours in his native town and vicinity.


He suffered a severe illness in his childhood but healed fast after his mother took him on a pilgrimage to the tomb of [[Francis of Assisi]]. It was there that [[Angelo da Clareno]] - an associate of the late Francis - saw him and foretold to his mother that little Francesco would become a Franciscan in the future.<ref name=RC/>
==Works==


He completed his humanities and philosophical studies before asking for admission into the [[Order of Friars Minor]] at their local [[convent]] in 1267 where he was under the direction of Father Gartian.<ref name=RC/><ref name=NA/> While he was a novice in Fabriano, he was allowed to go to [[Assisi]] to gain the indulgence of the [[Portiuncula|Porziuncola]]. There he met Brother Leo, one of the first companions of St. Francis.<ref>[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90371 Nardi, Elizabeth. "Francesco da Fabriano", Santi e Beati, October 16, 2001]</ref>
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He purchased with his father's money a handsome library, the first on an extended scale established in the order. He loved to call it the "best workshop in the convent", and its catalogue, mentioned by [[Luke Wadding]], contains works of the [[Church Fathers]], the masters of theology, biblical commentators, philosophers, mathematicians, and preachers. [[Mark of Lisbon]] styles him a "most learned man and renowned preacher".


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Francesco showed himself to be a far-sighted and progressive member of the order with an emphasis on the promotion of theological education. He purchased, through the generosity of his father, a handsome scale of books and other publications for the convent and this was the first on an extended scale established in the order itself.<ref name=NA/> He loved to call it the "best workshop in the convent" and its catalogue - of which [[Luke Wadding]] mentioned - contains works of the [[Church Fathers]] as well as mathematicians and preachers. There was also works of theological and biblical commentators. [[Mark of Lisbon]] dubbed the friar as a "most learned man and renowned preacher".
Of his writings, little has been published. His "Chronica Marchiæ et Fabriani", his "De veritate et excellentiâ Indulgentiæ S. Mariæ de Portiuncula", and the "Opusculum de serie et gestis Ministrorum Generalium", all three probably forming one extensive chronicle, have disappeared, save a few fragments bearing on early Franciscan history. Besides several treatises of a philosophical, ascetical, and didactic character, he wrote an "Ars Prædicantium", numerous "Sermons", and an elegy on the death of [[St. Bonaventure]]. His cult was approved by Pius VI in 1775.


==References==
== Works ==


Little of his spiritual writings has been published and these include:
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A biography was written by his nephew, Dominic Fessi, and other contemporary writers. [[Luke Wadding]] has collected and utilized their accounts for his Annals.
* {{lang|la|Chronica Marchiæ et Fabriani}}
* {{lang|la|De veritate et excellentiâ Indulgentiæ S. Mariæ de Portiuncula}}
* {{lang|la|Opusculum de serie et gestis Ministrorum Generalium}}
These three particular writings all perhaps formed one extensive chronicle but have disappeared save a few fragments bearing on Franciscan historical accounts. He also published an {{lang|la|Ars Prædicantium}} and numerous sermons as well as one he gave upon the death of [[Bonaventure|Giovanni di Fidanza]]. His book on the {{lang|la|Portiuncula}} came about when he travelled to Assisi to receive the indulgence; he learned there that Brother Leo - companion of Francis of Assisi - was still alive.<ref name=RC/>


The friar died on 22 April 1322 and had predicted the date of his own death. He is buried in Fabriano.
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Pulignani, ''Miscell. Francesc.'', X, 69 sq. enumerates the more recent biographers, and recommends especially two books by Luigi Tasso: ''Discorso laudatorio del B. Francesco Venimbeni da Fabriano'' (Fabriano, 1881), and ''Vita del B. Francesco da Fabriano dell' ordine dei Minori'' (Fabriano, 1893). The latter contains a brief treatise by Francis, and his elegy on St. Bonaventure. Extracts from his Chronicle have been edited by Pulignani, op. cit., 69-72. Cf.


===Beatification===
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*De Clary, ''L''Aureole Seraph.'', tr. ''Lives of the Saints and Blessed of the three Orders of St. Francis'' (Taunton, 1882) II, 171-175;
The beatification for the late friar was celebrated on 1 April 1755 after [[Pope Pius VI]] approved the late friar's "cultus" - otherwise known as popular and longstanding devotion.
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*Wadding, ''Annales'' (Rome, 1731 ), III, 244, 245, IV, 276-278, 400, VI, 377-385;
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*___, ''Scriptores'' (Rome, 1659), 115;
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*[[Sbaralea]], ''Supplementum'' (Rome, 1806), 252;
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*''[[Acta Sanctorum]]'' (Venice, 1734-), April, III, 88-94.


==References==
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{{Catholic|Bl. Francis of Fabriano}}
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* {{Catholic|first=Thomas |last=Plassmann |wstitle=Bl. Francis of Fabriano}} The entry cites:
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**"A biography was written by his nephew, Dominic Fessi, and other contemporary {{sic}} writers. [[Luke Wadding]] has collected and utilized their accounts for his Annals".
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**Pulignani, ''Miscell. Francesc.'', X, 69 sq. "enumerates the more recent {{sic}} biographers, and recommends especially two books by Luigi Tasso: ''Discorso laudatorio del B. Francesco Venimbeni da Fabriano'' (Fabriano, 1881), and ''Vita del B. Francesco da Fabriano dell' ordine dei Minori'' (Fabriano, 1893). The latter contains a brief treatise by Francis, and his elegy on St. Bonaventure. Extracts from his Chronicle have been edited by Pulignani, op. cit., 69-72. Cf."
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**De Clary, ''L''Aureole Seraph.'', tr. ''Lives of the Saints and Blessed of the three Orders of St. Francis'' (Taunton, 1882) II, 171-175;
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**Wadding, ''Annales'' (Rome, 1731 ), III, 244, 245, IV, 276-278, 400, VI, 377-385;
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**___, ''Scriptores'' (Rome, 1659), 115;
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**[[Sbaralea]], ''Supplementum'' (Rome, 1806), 252;
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**''[[Acta Sanctorum]]'' (Venice, 1734-), April, III, 88-94.


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Latest revision as of 01:13, 24 May 2024

Blessed
Francesco da Fabriano
O.F.M.
Priest
Born2 September 1251
Fabriano, Papal States
Died22 April 1322(1322-04-22) (aged 70)
Fabriano, Papal States
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified1 April 1775, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI
Feast22 April
AttributesFranciscan habit
PatronageFabriano

Francesco da Fabriano (2 September 1251 - 22 April 1322) - born Francesco Venimbeni - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member from the Order of Friars Minor.[1] He was a noted writer on various theological and biblical matters and was known for his great breadth of theological knowledge that characterized his religious life.[2]

Pope Pius VI beatified the Franciscan friar on 1 April 1775.

Life

[edit]

Francesco Venimbeni was born in Fabriano in the Papal States on 2 September 1251. His father was a prominent doctor well-loved for his abilities and his love of the poor and ill.[2] Francesco recited the Divine Office in his childhood and knew Latin by the time he turned ten in 1261. In 1268 he knew he would pursue the religious life and his pleased parents consented to this.

He suffered a severe illness in his childhood but healed fast after his mother took him on a pilgrimage to the tomb of Francis of Assisi. It was there that Angelo da Clareno - an associate of the late Francis - saw him and foretold to his mother that little Francesco would become a Franciscan in the future.[2]

He completed his humanities and philosophical studies before asking for admission into the Order of Friars Minor at their local convent in 1267 where he was under the direction of Father Gartian.[2][1] While he was a novice in Fabriano, he was allowed to go to Assisi to gain the indulgence of the Porziuncola. There he met Brother Leo, one of the first companions of St. Francis.[3]

Francesco showed himself to be a far-sighted and progressive member of the order with an emphasis on the promotion of theological education. He purchased, through the generosity of his father, a handsome scale of books and other publications for the convent and this was the first on an extended scale established in the order itself.[1] He loved to call it the "best workshop in the convent" and its catalogue - of which Luke Wadding mentioned - contains works of the Church Fathers as well as mathematicians and preachers. There was also works of theological and biblical commentators. Mark of Lisbon dubbed the friar as a "most learned man and renowned preacher".

Works

[edit]

Little of his spiritual writings has been published and these include:

  • Chronica Marchiæ et Fabriani
  • De veritate et excellentiâ Indulgentiæ S. Mariæ de Portiuncula
  • Opusculum de serie et gestis Ministrorum Generalium

These three particular writings all perhaps formed one extensive chronicle but have disappeared save a few fragments bearing on Franciscan historical accounts. He also published an Ars Prædicantium and numerous sermons as well as one he gave upon the death of Giovanni di Fidanza. His book on the Portiuncula came about when he travelled to Assisi to receive the indulgence; he learned there that Brother Leo - companion of Francis of Assisi - was still alive.[2]

The friar died on 22 April 1322 and had predicted the date of his own death. He is buried in Fabriano.

Beatification

[edit]

The beatification for the late friar was celebrated on 1 April 1755 after Pope Pius VI approved the late friar's "cultus" - otherwise known as popular and longstanding devotion.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Bl. Francis of Fabriano". New Advent. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Blessed Francis of Fabriano". Roman Catholic Saints. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ^ Nardi, Elizabeth. "Francesco da Fabriano", Santi e Beati, October 16, 2001
Attribution
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Plassmann, Thomas (1913). "Bl. Francis of Fabriano". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. The entry cites:
    • "A biography was written by his nephew, Dominic Fessi, and other contemporary [sic] writers. Luke Wadding has collected and utilized their accounts for his Annals".
    • Pulignani, Miscell. Francesc., X, 69 sq. "enumerates the more recent [sic] biographers, and recommends especially two books by Luigi Tasso: Discorso laudatorio del B. Francesco Venimbeni da Fabriano (Fabriano, 1881), and Vita del B. Francesco da Fabriano dell' ordine dei Minori (Fabriano, 1893). The latter contains a brief treatise by Francis, and his elegy on St. Bonaventure. Extracts from his Chronicle have been edited by Pulignani, op. cit., 69-72. Cf."
    • De Clary, LAureole Seraph., tr. Lives of the Saints and Blessed of the three Orders of St. Francis (Taunton, 1882) II, 171-175;
    • Wadding, Annales (Rome, 1731 ), III, 244, 245, IV, 276-278, 400, VI, 377-385;
    • ___, Scriptores (Rome, 1659), 115;
    • Sbaralea, Supplementum (Rome, 1806), 252;
    • Acta Sanctorum (Venice, 1734-), April, III, 88-94.
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