Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Jessopp, Augustus 1823 1914 Jessopp, A. (Augustus) The Coming of the Friars Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Coming of the Friars" by Augustus Jessopp is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the rise and influence of the Franciscan and Dominican orders in medieval Europe, focusing particularly on their impact on society and the Church during times of crisis. Jessopp delves into the social and religious upheaval of the 13th century, highlighting figures such as St. Francis of Assisi and St. Dominic, and articulating the need for renewal in Christian practice and outreach. At the start of the text, the author sets the stage by discussing the desperate social conditions of Europe at the close of the 12th century. He references significant figures like Abbot Joachim and King Richard the Lionheart while emphasizing the prevalent expectation of upheaval and transformation in society. The opening continues with the introduction of St. Francis, depicting his journey from a prosperous merchant to a religious reformer who embraced radical poverty and service to the poor. Jessopp illustrates Francis’s transformative mission, alongside the motivations and struggles faced by the Franciscans and Dominicans, as these orders sought to address the spiritual needs of their time and established their unique places in Christian ministry. Throughout the narrative, there is a clear distinction made between the contemplative lifestyle of monks and the active, itinerant nature of friars, setting up the thematic exploration of reform and renewal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485 DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages 491872 491873 2024-10-03T10:00:21.638178 2023-10-03T08:59:28.730837 text/html text/html 489309 2014-03-15T21:57:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 186766 2014-03-15T22:03:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259388 2024-10-03T10:00:29.385621 application/epub+zip 264958 2024-10-03T10:00:24.557659 application/epub+zip 261188 2024-10-03T10:00:23.343665 application/epub+zip 454396 2024-10-03T10:00:33.349628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440780 2024-10-03T10:00:28.638639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396080 2022-09-03T12:43:49.006364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479277 479158 2024-10-03T10:00:21.057175 2023-10-03T08:59:28.328822 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 479018 2014-03-15T21:57:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 184852 2014-03-15T22:03:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 479019 2014-03-15T21:57:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184813 2014-03-15T22:03:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21758 2024-10-03T10:00:33.478612 application/rdf+xml 13525 2024-10-03T10:00:23.879663 image/jpeg 3825 2024-10-03T10:00:23.609677 image/jpeg 256805 2024-10-03T10:00:21.682178 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia