gonzagues

Updated: June 12, 2025

Gonzagues, Bishop of Mantua, who had been General of the Order of St. Francis, says, that it is held as certain that St. Francis commenced the establishments of Gasta, Arevalo, Avila, Madrid, Tudela, and caused several other convents to be built.

Father Candide Chalippe - The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi