Bernardine of Fossa, Blessed

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• Bl. Bernardine of Fossa —     Bl. Bernardine of Fossa     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bl. Bernardine of Fossa     Of the Order of Friars Minor, historian and ascetical writer, b. at Fossa, in the Diocese of Aquila, Italy, in 1420; d. at Aquila, 27 November, 1503. Blessed… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• St. Bernardine of Siena —     St. Bernardine of Siena     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Bernardine of Siena     Friar Minor, missionary, and reformer, often called the Apostle of Italy , b. of the noble family of Albizeschi at Massa, a Sienese town of which his father was …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Bernardino of Fossa — (b. at Fossa, in the Diocese of Aquila, Italy, in 1420; d. at Aquila, 27 November1503) was an Italian Franciscan historian and ascetical writer.LifeBernardino belonged to the ancient and noble family of the Amici, and sometimes bears the name of… …   Wikipedia

• Order of Friars Minor (Bibliography) —     Order of Friars Minor (Bibliography)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor (Bibliography)     See ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR.     (1) GENERAL HISTORY OF THE ORDER (SOURCES, ETC.). Note. As elsewhere throughout this article, only… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Order of Friars Minor —     Order of Friars Minor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor     (Also known as FRANCISCANS.) This subject may be conveniently considered under the following heads:     I. General History of the Order;     A. First Period (1209… …   Catholic encyclopedia