[PDF] The Life Of Saint Leonard eBook

Author : Ruben Suykerbuyk
Publisher : Studies in Netherlandish Art a
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 31,28 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004426306

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"The Matter of Piety provides the first in-depth study of Zoutleeuw's exceptionally well-preserved pilgrimage church in a comparative perspective, and revaluates religious art and material culture in Netherlandish piety from the late Middle Ages through the crisis of iconoclasm and the Reformation to Catholic restoration. Analyzing the changing functions, outlooks, and meanings of devotional objects - monumental sacrament houses, cult statues and altarpieces, and small votive offerings or relics - Ruben Suykerbuyk revises dominant narratives about Catholic culture and patronage in the Low Countries. Rather than being a paralyzing force, the Reformation incited engaged counterinitiatives, and the vitality of late medieval devotion served as the fertile ground from which the Counter-Reformation organically grew under Protestant impulses"--

Author : Comtesse Marie Borchgrave de Altena
Publisher :
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 16,37 MB
Release : 2013-04-21
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ISBN : 9781484175422

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In England alone there were I52 churches dedicated in honour of this Saint, before the devastating period of the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, it will be acknowledged that England held in peculiar veneration the holy solitary of Limousin, who in far-off days led his hermit life in the Forest of Pauvain, about ten miles from Limoges. It was there that he initiated works of wide-reaching benefit there led his life, for the most part solitary, yet filled with good works and miracles of mercy, which appealed to the imagination and held the attention of many generations. It was at first proposed to write the Life from materials supplied by Arbellot's work, but the devotion and piety of this author touched one, and his dedication and explanatory preface seemed to warrant rather a translation of his own words.This book, too, has been published to assist in raising an altar in honour of the Saint in the Catholic church at St. Leonards-on-Sea. For then there could be fittingly enshrined a notable relic of St. Leonard, which was generously given to the church in November, 1907, by the venerable parish priest, Canon Gadenne, of Raches, near Douai, France.Next to St. Martial, the Apostle of Aquitaine, who, by reason of his Apostola te, holds the first rank in dignity, the Saint who has cast the greatest lustre on the Diocese of Limoges is, without doubt, St. Leonard, the patron of prisoners.The province of Limousin has had its illustrious Saints; it has seen flourish a great number who came to take refuge within its dark woods and under the roof-tree of its monasteries; but there are none who have become so celebrated, and whose cult was so spread through the Christian world, as that of St. Leonard."It is difficult in a crowd to look upon Jesus; some measure of solitude is necessary. "-ST. AUGUSTINE. Saint Leonard found this solitude as we read: "IN proportion as the tumult and the noise of the world had inspired the soul of Leonard with a profound dislike, so much the more did the solitude of this mountain fill his soul with deep and pure joy. He had read in Holy Scripture that "it behoveth us to rise before the sun to bless Thee, 0 Lord, and to adore Thee at the dawning of the day" (Wis. xvi. 28); and so the first strokes of dawn found him kneeling in prayer. At night he thought on the beauty of God as he gazed upon the stars, and, with the royal prophet, he cried out "For I will look upon the heavens, the work of Thy hands, the moon and stars, which Thou hast set. What is man that Thou art mindful of Him? or the son of man that Thou visitest him?" (Ps. viii. 4, 5). And what delight and sweetness did he not have in those lengthened-out communings with God and in those nights passed in prayer! "Thy name and Thy remembrance are the desire of the soul, 0 Lord. my soul desireth Thee in the night; yea, and with my spirit within me in the morning early I watch to Thee" (Isa. xxvi. 8, 9).

Author : Dominic Devas
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 10,84 MB
Release : 2013-01-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781481913126

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“The erection of the Stations of the Cross in the Coliseum in December, 1750, was really Leonard's last great work at Rome. In April, 175 I, he prepared to go north to give a mission at Lucca. On the 14th of the month, the day before he was to leave, he went to see the Pope, to say good-bye and get his blessing. Benedict XIV, who, as we have said, thought a great deal of Leonard and valued highly his work, ordered him to travel in future in a carriage and no more on foot, and told him, moreover, that he would look for his return to Rome in November.” Speaking of the Coliseum in Rome in a sermon delivered there, Saint Leonard of Port Maurice said: “Nay, more, I hope that, thanks to the interest of Our Holy Father the Pope, who, in his great piety, has himself had these Stations set up, we shall see this amphitheatre, of old one of the wonders of the world, becoming in our own day one of Rome's greatest sanctuaries.” His whole sermon is reproduced as an appendix to this biography. “Till he was thirteen years old Paul Jerome Casanova remained at Port-Maurice. He was of the number of those who, like St. Bernard, seem from their earliest childhood to have been gifted with an extraordinary appreciation of divine things. The house of God was where he felt most at home; a pilgrimage to some outlying church of Our Lady was for him a relaxation and recreation more appreciated than games.” Of his sermons we read: “Whilst at Civita-Vecchia, Leonard wrote thus to Brother Stephen at Rome: Yesterday I preached in the jail: not many there, but the first sermon seems to have touched them, and all went to confession. ... We went afterwards to visit an English captain, who wanted to see me, on his vessel. We found three or four of them who had assisted at the sermons and seemed disposed to abandon their heresy. Poor fellows, they had been more moved by what they had seen than w hat they had heard, for they hardly understand the language at all, which only shows that grace is the prime mover in stirring the heart. . .. On the whole the harvest promises well. To-morrow we begin the course for the galley-slaves.” Indeed it is often the conformity to God's will more than the words of the preacher that move people to repentance. Saint Leonard comments on his observance of the Franciscan vow of poverty: “I shall have nothing for my own particular use (he writes), except the crucifix I wear on my breast, my little hand-bag, the case with my sermons in, my writings, my Breviary, my Rule, my hair-shirt, my little cross with sharp points, my spectacles, my rosary, the two disciplines, the one I use at the community exercise and the one I use at my secret penances at night, a little holy picture of the Immaculate Conception, the framed picture of St. Vincent Ferrer, with which I bless the sick: this is all I shall keep for my own particular use.”Saint Leonard is known for his book on the Mass, The Hidden Treasure, as well as for a sermon preached on the fewness of the elect. Let us read about the rule of solitude he lived for a time: “The purpose of the Solitude being tofacilitate contemplation and the life of union with Almighty God, nine hours of the day were allotted to spiritual exercises, including mental prayer and the Divine Office. Such is the general rule, but so great is the fervour of the solitaries that whatever time remains free is consecrated to God. Some prolong their meditation or devote themselves to spiritual reading; others withdraw to secluded parts of the garden, the more freely to give expression before God to the fervent aspirations of their hearts; so that for all, this sanctuary is as a paradise upon earth. Their food consists of salads, vegetables, and fruit. Meat, fish, eggs, and milk in any form are. forbidden them, except on the feasts of Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, and St. Francis, when eggs and milk are allowed. ...”

Author : François Arbellot
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 31,66 MB
Release : 2017-12-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780484657365

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Excerpt from The Life of Saint Leonard Surnamed the Solitary of Limousin, France Next to St. Martial, the Apostle of Aqui taine, who, by reason of his Apostolate, holds the first rank in dignity, the Saint who has cast the greatest lustre on the Diocese of Limoges is, without doubt, St. Leonard, the patron of prisoners. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Dominic Devas
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 23,32 MB
Release : 2016-02-07
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ISBN : 9781523924202

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Life of St.Leonard of Port-Maurice O.F.M (1676-1751) is a hagiography of the saint.

Author : Richard Leonard, Sj
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1616430850

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Combines professional insights along with the author's own experience and insights to speculate on how believers can make sense of their Christian faith when confronted with tragedy and suffering.

Author : Dominic Devas
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 14,1 MB
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780265222126

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Excerpt from Life of St. Leonard of Port-Maurice: O. F. M. (1676-1751) Consequently, in the following pages I have endeavoured to make a fair division and give equal prominence to the two sides of the Saint's life, so admirably summarized by him in his letter to Brother Stephen (p. The initial difficulty, however, still remains, and I must endeavour to justify myself 1n presenting what to many must always seem an impossible ideal. Now, no one Would dream for a moment of advocating anywhere to-day the construction of a religious house on the lines of Incontro - it was peculiar to country, time, and people, a monument to admire, but not to imitate. But what of the spirit animating these heroic missionaries who - for brief spaces of life - were bent on being solitaries? Is there, perchance, no connection between their wonderful success as preachers and this, to us unseemly, hankering after a mountain top. Is there not something in their outlook on the world we may do more than admire? Indeed, they stand before us as the embodiment of a great spiritual truth, which they laid hold of m act as Well as mind, but which we may well ponder over and clutch at from afar, be it ever so slightly. Were I propounding some theory of my own on the foundations of the apostolic life, I might well be asked for credentials, but I am leaving the Saints to speak. There are not wanting to-day manuals on preaching, excellent, I understand, in every way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.