thorouth

Updated: May 2, 2025

At Thorouth, a town in Flanders, a child of five years of age, whose name was Achaz, of a good family, having seen, in 1219, the habit of the Friars Minor, begged his parents to give him a similar one. His entreaties and tears induced them to gratify him.

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