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His birth Prediction of his future greatness His studies He applies himself to commerce His purity, and affection for the poor He is taken prisoner He falls sick His charity increases towards the poor He has a mysterious dream He wishes to go to the war Jesus Christ dissuades him He is rapt in spirit His conversion He kisses a leper Jesus Christ crucified appears to him Salutary effects of this apparition He goes to Rome Mingles with the poor Is tempted by the devil A voice from heaven commands him to restore the Church of S. Peter Damian His devotion to the passion of Jesus Christ He takes some pieces of cloth from his father's house, and sells them, to restore the Church of S. Damian He escapes from the anger of his father, and retires to a cave He appears in Assisi, where he is ill-treated His father confines him His mother delivers him, and he returns to S. Damian He manifests his intention to his father, who appeals to justice, and cites him before the Bishop of Assisi He renounces his inheritance, and gives back his clothes to his father The poverty of his clothing He is beaten by robbers Retires to a monastery They give him a hermit's habit He devotes himself to the leprous Receives the gift of healing, and returns to Assisi, where he searches for stone to restore the Church of Assisi He toils at building as a laborer He lives on alms His father and brother exercise his patience The victories he gains over himself People begin to esteem and honor him He predicts something which is fulfilled He restores the Church of S. Peter and that of S. Mary of the Angels, or the Portiuncula Dwells at S. Mary of the Angels, and is favored there with heavenly apparitions He is called to the apostolical life Renounces money and goes discalced His poor and humble habit God inspires him to preach He weeps bitterly over the sufferings of Jesus Christ Receives three disciples, and retires with them to a deserted cottage He goes on a mission, and his disciples accompany him the way they are treated He receives three other disciples He makes them beg for alms What he said to the Bishop of Assisi, on renouncing all his possessions He predicts to the Emperor Otho the short duration of his glory It is revealed to him that his sins are remitted He is rapt in ecstasy, and predicts the extension of his Order He makes several other predictions, and receives a seventh disciple He proposes a new mission to them The address he makes them on their preparation for, and conduct during, the mission He returns near to Assisi, where he receives four more disciples He assembles all his disciples Composes a Rule, and goes to obtain the Pope's approval He makes a marvellous conversion He knows miraculously what will happen to him at Rome He is at first repulsed by Pope Innocent III., but is afterwards received favorably Difficulties on the approbation of his Rule He overcomes them by an address he makes the Pope The Pope approves his Rule, and accumulates favors on it He leaves Rome with his friars for the valley of Spoleto God provides for his necessities He stops at a deserted church Consults God on his mission, and returns to the cottage of Rivo-torto His sufferings there The instructions he gives God shows him to his brethren under a most marvellous aspect The church of S. Mary of the Angels is given to him He establishes himself there with his Friars
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