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The Man of Perfect Virtue: Bonaventure's Legenda Maior in the Tradition of Hagiography /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The Man of Perfect Virtue: Bonaventure's Legenda Maior in the Tradition of Hagiography // Matthew William Kozlowski.
Author:	Kozlowski, Matthew William,
Description:	1 electronic resource (210 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-12, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International81-12A.
Subject:	Spirituality. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=27957455
ISBN:	9798645477875

The Man of Perfect Virtue: Bonaventure's Legenda Maior in the Tradition of Hagiography /
Kozlowski, Matthew William,

The Man of Perfect Virtue: Bonaventure's Legenda Maior in the Tradition of Hagiography /Matthew William Kozlowski. - 1 electronic resource (210 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 81-12, Section: A.

In 1263, Bonaventure of Bagnoregio submitted a new life of Francis of Assisi. The Legenda Maior Sancti Francisci (Major Legend of Saint Francis) was soon decreed as the official biography for the Franciscan order. Despite its ongoing importance to the order, the Legenda Maior came under criticism in the 20th century for its perceived lack of attention to the 'true' historical Francis. Paul Sabatier, for example, evaluated the earlier accounts of Francis as being far superior. More recently, scholars have come to see Bonaventure's text as a masterpiece of spiritual and theological insight. What Sabatier seems to have overlooked is that the Legenda Maior was, and is, a hagiography. The genre of hagiography is unique in that the life of a saint is presented for the purpose of forming and edifying those who encounter it as readers (or just as commonly, listeners). This dissertation will first examine several well-known hagiographies, such as the life of St. Antony the Great. Next, early Franciscan texts such as Thomas of Celano's Life of St. Francis will be discussed. It will be shown that all of these texts share a focus on virtue - in many cases the virtues of the saints are presented as being equally important as miracles. With this groundwork laid, the dissertation will offer an in-depth reading of Bonaventure's Legenda Maior, focusing on virtue. It will be shown how Bonaventure presented the virtue of Francis as a manifestation of grace, tightly connected to Francis' imitation of Christ. In this way, the Legenda Maior presents Francis as not only a great saint, but as one perfectly conformed to Christ, and the man of perfect virtue. Bonaventure's overall theory of grace, free will, virtue, and moral progress are also discussed. The dissertation concludes with a short chapter on the stigmata. Overall, it is argued that modern readers who approach Bonaventure's Francis today may be inspired to pursue virtue in their own lives. In this way, the Legenda Maior functions as hagiography, forming and edifying those who encounter the text.

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