Spoke 12: The Biblewheel and The 12th Century - Saint-Francis of Assissi the Lover of Hospitality

Spoke 12: The Biblewheel and The 12th Century

Saint-Francis of Assissi the Lover of Hospitality

Saint Francis of Assisi, O.F.M. Co-patron of Italy, founder of the Seraphic Order
The oldest surviving depiction of Saint Francis is a fresco near the entrance of the Benedictine abbey of Subiaco, painted between March 1228 and March 1229. He is depicted without the stigmata, but the image is a religious image and not a portrait.[1]
Religious, deacon, confessor stigmatist and religious founder
Born	Giovanni di Bernardone 1181 or 1182 Assisi, Duchy of Spoleto, Holy Roman Empire
Died	3 October 1226 (aged 44 years)[2] Assisi, Umbria, Papal States[3]
Canonized	16 July 1228, Assisi, Italy by Pope Gregory IX
Major shrine	Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
Feast	4 October
Attributes	Tau cross, dove, birds, animals, wolf at feet, Pax et Bonum, Poor Franciscan habit, stigmata
Patronage	animals; the environment; Italy; merchants; stowaways;[4] Cub Scouts; San Francisco, California; Naga City, Cebu; tapestry workers[5]

The 12th century is associated to 2Kings the 12th book, Romans 12 and Titus the 12th Epistle because all those texts show hospitality . This is just a gathering the information and needs to be more searched out and detailed.

Francis of Assissi and his life of hospitality in the 12th century






The lives of Francis of Assissi and Elizabeth of Hungary in the 12th century reflect the life of Elisha and the famines in Israel during his times, the hospitality to the enemy army (such as the Syrians). Whereas there were the Crusades during Francis' time he was at peace with Egypt living there for a period. Elisha was the first among the prophets to travel outside of Israel, namely to Damascus prophesying the healing of the king of Syria.

Both Romans 12 and the 12th Epistle Titus had something to say concerning hospitality:

Romans 12:13 (KJV) 13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

Titus 1:8 (KJV) 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

Leprousy was there during both Elisha's time and Francis' time.

Francis of Assisi

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This article is about the friar and patron saint. For other uses, see Francis of Assisi (disambiguation).

Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco (1181/1182 – 3 October 1226),^[2] was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.^[3]

Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis on 16 July 1228. Along with Saint Catherine of Siena, he was designated Patron saint of Italy. He later became associated with patronage of animals and the natural environment, and it became customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4 October. He is often remembered as the patron saint of animals. In 1219, he went to Egypt in an attempt to convert the Sultan to put an end to the conflict of the Crusades.^[6] By this point, the Franciscan Order had grown to such an extent that its primitive organizational structure was no longer sufficient. He returned to Italy to organize the Order. Once his community was authorized by the Pope, he withdrew increasingly from external affairs. Francis is also known for his love of the Eucharist.^[7] In 1223, Francis arranged for the first Christmas live nativity scene.^[8][9][2] According to Christian tradition, in 1224 he received the stigmata during the apparition of Seraphic angels in a religious ecstasy ^[10] making him the first recorded person in Christian history to bear the wounds of Christ's Passion.^[11] He died during the evening hours of 3 October 1226, while listening to a reading he had requested of Psalm 142 (141).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi

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St. Francis of Assisi is remembered for his compassion and hospitality

Dan Krieger - Special to The Tribune

July 26, 2014 06:28 PM

Updated July 26, 2014 06:28 PM

“Hospitality is the way we come out of ourselves. It is the first step toward dismantling the barriers of the world. Hospitality is the way we turn a prejudiced world around, one heart at a time.”

Rule 53 from the Rule of St. Benedict has its origins in the beginning of Christian monastic orders in the 6th century. The rule played a major role in the new order established by St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th century.

Christians and non-Christians regard St. Francis of Assisi as such a saint. His love of all God's creation makes him a very special human being.

Francis was born in 1181 during the beginning of the age of troubadours. His ways of love and dedication to his God quickly became the stuff that the poets sang about.

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/times-past/article39492090.html

Comparing Romans 12  with the 12th Century

Romans 12 - Listen 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 9 [Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10 [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. 14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 16 [Be] of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Comparing Titus the 12th book of the 3rd cycle of the Biblewheel  with the 12th Century

Titus 1 - Listen 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; 4 To Titus, [mine] own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. 12 One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 15 Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.