Francis of Assisi(1st Edition) The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint by AndréVauchez, Michael F. Cusato Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2013 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-19837-9, ISBN: 0-300-19837-X
"First published in France, where it was awarded the Prix Chateaubriand, this masterful new biography of Francis is now available in English In this towering work, André Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi produced over the past forty years as well on as his own expertise in medieval hagiography to tell the most comprehensive and authoritative version of Francis’s life and afterlife published in the past ha ..."
Catherine of Siena by AndréVauchez Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2018 by Paulist Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8091-5341-1, ISBN: 0-8091-5341-6
"Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) has been a doctor of the church since 1970. History recalls that she was outspoken, as well as being a mystic, visionary, and prophet. This is a portrait of a driven women who never ceased giving her life for her faith and the well being of her fellow man. What results is a real life portrait of a woman who experienced monumental crises such as the black plague, the Hundred Year War, internecine fighting i ..."
Francis of Assisi The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint by AndréVauchez, Michael F. Cusato Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2012 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-17894-4, ISBN: 0-300-17894-8
"In this towering work, André Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, emphasizing in particular the important research of the last 30 years. He creates a complete and engaging portrait of the saint, then explores how the memory of Francis was shaped by contemporaries who recollected him in their writings. Vauchez completes the book by setting "Poverello" in the context of his time, bringing to light what was n ..."
"This book provides 3,000 detailed and concise articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth centuries. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, intellectual, social, and political history. There are biographical entries of monarchs, bishops, and major intellectual figures. While the book's focus is on Europe and Christendom, it also covers the ..."
"The essays in this volume arise from the proceedings of a conference held in 1994 to celebrate the life and work of the eminent French medievalist Jacques Le Goff. Set within thematic sections -popular religion and heresy, the body, royalty andits mystique, intellectuals in medieval society, and others -many of the challenges raised by Le Goff are reassessed and reapproached. There is an explicit historiographical focus in a section on ..."
Saint Francis of Assisi by Gabriele Finaldi Hardcover, 182 Pages, Published 2023 by National Gallery Company Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-85709-693-4, ISBN: 1-85709-693-2
Catherine de Sienne Vie et passions by AndréVauchez Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2015 by Cerf ISBN-13: 978-2-204-09808-3, ISBN: 2-204-09808-6
François d'Assise Entre histoire et mémoire by AndréVauchez, VauchezAndre Paperback, 548 Pages, Published 2009 by Fayard ISBN-13: 978-2-213-61886-9, ISBN: 2-213-61886-0
"Tout le monde a entendu parler, un jour ou l'autre, de François d'Assise, ce saint italien du XIIIe siècle qui aimait la pauvreté, prêchait aux oiseaux et serait le premier stigmatisé de l'histoire. D'innombrables biographies et ouvrages lui ont été consacrés depuis le Moyen Âge et, de nos jours, sa réputation dépasse largement les frontières du catholicisme, puisque des croyants de toutes les confessions et beaucoup de non croyants s'i ..."
"Il existe déjà des dictionnaires du christianisme, mais ils sont généralement consacrés aux symboles, aux concepts ou aux rites. Dans ce nouveau Dictionnaire, on ne s’attache qu’aux figures du christianisme, celles qui sont porteuses d’un sens théologique fort et qui ont généré ou nourri une histoire. Ainsi, on ne traite pas de l’Inquisition mais de la figure de l’inquisiteur, on ne parle pas de la conversion mais de la figure du conver ..."
"Après la disparition de Rome comme puissance politique et centre de l'une des plus brillantes civilisations qu'ait connues le monde méditerranéen, son souvenir n'a jamais disparu. Alors qu'Athènes cessa dès la fin des temps antiques de délivrer son message, Rome a constitué jusqu'à nos jours une référence vivante dans les esprits comme dans les coeurs et a suscité un immense ensemble de représentations mentales, de modèles esthétiques e ..."
"On a longtemps considéré le Moyen Age comme l'âge d'or du christianisme. Aujourd'hui, en revanche, on assiste à une remise en question du legs religieux de cette époque et en particulier de sa spiritualité, à laquelle on reproche d'avoir trop prôné la fuite et le mépris du monde. Pour éclairer ce débat, l'auteur s'est attaché à définir le contenu de l'expérience religieuse des hommes et des femmes de ce temps. Soucieux de mettre en lumi ..."
François d'Assise Entre histoire et mémoire (Pluriel) by AndréVauchez Paperback, 544 Pages, Published 2018 by Hachette Pluriel Editions ISBN-13: 978-2-8185-0555-7, ISBN: 2-8185-0555-0
"André Vauchez - Deux figures féminines : Colette de Corbie et Elisabeth de Hongrie. Pierre Moracchini - Panorama des congrégations féminines franciscaines du Tiers-Ordre régulier en France au XIXe siècle."
François d'Assise Entre histoire et mémoire by AndréVauchez 544 Pages, Published 2018 by Fayard/Pluriel ISBN-13: 978-2-8185-0472-7, ISBN: 2-8185-0472-4
"Tout le monde a entendu parler, un jour ou l’autre, de François d’Assise, ce saint italien du xiiie siècle qui aimait la pauvreté, prêchait aux oiseaux et serait le premier stigmatisé de l’histoire."
Caterina da Siena Una mistica trasgressiva by AndréVauchez 228 Pages, Published 2018 by Gius.Laterza & Figli Spa ISBN-13: 978-88-581-3272-2, ISBN: 88-581-3272-6
"La straordinaria modernità di Caterina da Siena nel racconto di un grande storico André Vauchez contestualizza l'eversione spirituale di Caterina da Siena e la sua militanza politica nella lotta tra Chiesa e impero ma anche tra ordini ..."
"6 Cfr. G. Signorelli, op. cit., p. 231, con i riferimenti ivi contenuti. DESCRIZIONE •
Dell'originario complesso restano poche e decontestualizzate tracce di muratura,
dato che nel 1889 l'edificio subì un radicale rifacimento, per volontà del vescovo
Antonio Maria Grasselli,8 che portò all'attuale assetto con fronte a capanna,
rosone e arco ogivale su paraste. Paradossalmente la chiesa si presenta come l'
elemento più stonato del qu ..."