St. Francis and Birds
"Giotto, St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1295-1300 with detail of Francis and the birds" by profzucker is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
"Giotto, St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata, c. 1295-1300 with detail of Francis and the birds" by profzucker is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Jack Wintz, “Saint Francis and the Birds.” Franciscan Spirit blog.
Pairs: explain how the verb on the left is related to the word on the right.
soleo insolitus
sollicito sollicite
Matching: match the words in the left column with the right.
accedo appropinquo
avis cura
gaudeo gestio
itaque igitur
sollicitudo volucer
Ablative absolute: What do these ablative phrases mean?
inclinatibus capitibus
licentia data
omnibus se convertentibus
omnibus vera expectantibus
signo crucis facto
Idioms: What do these idioms mean? Create 1-2 more phrases with modo.
fervore mirando
insolito modo
modo mirabili
Hint: avis is feminine, so assume that nearly every time you see a pronoun or adjective in the feminine plural, it probably refers to the birds.
Bevanium town in Umbria (modern Bevagna)
approprinquaret = accederet
quas = aves
sanctus Dei the holy one of God, the saint of God
alacriter = celeriter
velut rationis participes as if sharers of reason
in arbustis = in silva
inclinatibus lean in, bend, turn
insolito modo in an unusual way
intenderent they stretch toward, direct their attention
*usque up to
sollicite = magna cura
induit clothed
tribuit = dedit
puritatem concessit aeris granted cleanness or purity of air
sine vestra sollicitudine without worry or concern on your part
gubernat guide (cf. gubernator = helmsman, pilot)
gestientes = gaudentes
cum spiritus fervore mirando with amazing fervor/excitement of spirit
nec . . . aliqua mota nor was there any movement
licentia data with permission granted
cum benedictione viri Dei with the blessing of the man of God
contuebantur = spectabant
simplex -icis simple, unsophisticated
pro eo quod hactenus because up to that time
praedicaverat had preached
inculpare to blame
Written by St Bonaventure (text from A. W. Godfrey, ed. Medieval Mosaic. Wauconda, IL: Bolchazy-Carducci, 2003. 199-200).
Cum igitur appropinquaret Bevanio, ad quondam locum devenit in quo diversi generis avium maxima multitudo convenerat; quas cum sanctus Dei vidisset, alacriter cucurrit ad locum et eas velut rationis participes salutavit. Omnibus vera expectantibus et convertentibus se ad eum, ita ut quae in arbustis erant, inclinantibus capitibus, cum appropinquaret ad eas, insolito modo in ipsum intenderent, usque ad eas accessit et omnes ut verbum Dei audirent sollicite admonuit, dicens “Fratres mei volucres, multum debetis laudare creatorem vestrum, qui plumis vos induit, et pennas tribuit ad volandum, puritatem concessit aeris, et sine vestra sollicitudine vos gubernat. Cum autem eis haec et his similia loqueretur, aviculae modo mirabili gestientes coeperunt extendere colla, protendere alas, aperire rostra, et illum attente respicere. Ipse vero cum spiritus fervore mirando per medium ipsarum transiens, tunica contingebat easdem; nec tamen de loco aliqua mota est donec, signo crucis facto et licentia data, cum benedictione viri Dei omnes simul avolarunt. Haec omnia contuebantur socii, expectantes in via. Ad quos reversus vir simplex et purus, pro eo quod hactenus avibus non praedicaverat coepit se de neglegentia inculpare.