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The Franciscan Saints: Jacopone Benedetti

Robert Ellsberg July 18, 2018

Franciscan Poet
(1230–1306)

Jacopone Benedetti was a prosperous lawyer in the Umbrian town of Todi. His life took a tragic turn one day when his young wife was killed in an accident. This terrible loss was compounded by the belated discovery of his wife’s piety. As she lay dying before his eyes, he loosened her gown and was surprised and deeply moved to find that she wore a secret hair shirt, a penance he believed she must have undertaken to atone for his own sins.

The Franciscan Saints: Agnes of Bohemia

Robert Ellsberg July 17, 2018

Agnes of Bohemia was born in Prague, where her father was the king of Bohemia.

The Franciscan Saints: Maximilian Kolbe

Robert Ellsberg July 16, 2018

Franciscan Martyr
(1894–1941)

On July 30, 1941, a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi camp in Poland. In retaliation, the commandant lined up inmates of cell block fourteen and ordered that ten of them be selected for death. When one of the ten cried out that he would never see his family again, another prisoner stepped forward and volunteered to take his place.