St Francis supposedly had the ability to levitate, can anyone provide any more insight into this?
2007-07-14 22:55:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
As far I know he was not involved in trafficking...
So that rumours can not be accepted unless they was on heavy drugs
2007-07-18 22:31:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried the Monastery at Assisi in Italy? If anyone knows, they do.
A Franciscan monastery was built at Canterbury in 1200 something, during the life time of St. Francis. Was he in England? And, did he levitate at Canterbury?
As a Protestant, I must just point out that St. Francis of Assisi is the most respected of all the Christian Saints. A great man. As for levitation, this is just Medieval waffle, an attempt to get Christians to visit certain sites and shrines.
"Saint Francis of Assisi", "St. Francis of Assisi" and "St Francis of Assisi" .... Around 1220 St Francis of Assisi celebrated Christmas by setting up the ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi
Long article on St. Francis, founder, mystic, perhaps the most beloved Christian saint of all.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06221a.htm
Saint Francis is called the little poor man of Assisi. He was born in the year 1182 in the town of Assisi in Italy. His father's name was Bernadone. ...
http://www.dlshq.org/saints/francis.htm
2007-07-16 03:59:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
St. Clare of Assisi (1194-1253) fled a wealthy life in Italy to become the first woman to write the rules for her own community of nuns. Like her mentor and friend, St. Francis of Assisi, she was devoted to poverty, self-denial and service to the poor. Today, her order of Poor Clares works throughout the world to alleviate suffering. St. Francis also influenced Douceline de Digne (1214-1274), whose prophecies convinced the wealthy of Provence to support her in establishing a kind of religious commune to care for the sick and the poor. She was said to be able to levitate, and proved the strength of her relationship to God by enduring physical tests, such as having hot lead poured over her feet. Douceline gained a cult following, which politicians sought to manipulate for their own ends
2007-07-15 06:01:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
St Francis is widely considered, by both Protestant and Catholic theologians, to have been the greatest religious genius Europe ever produced. He was absolutely NOT involved in anything as loopy as levitation. Someone must pulling your leg or referring to someone else.
2007-07-15 17:12:13 · answer #4 · answered by john 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm supposed to do it when my wife has hoovered the carpet
2007-07-15 14:10:29 · answer #5 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Insight? Yeah. Just look up and all will be revealed. Is it a bird...?
2007-07-15 05:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by Stella S 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no, sorry, but i will be interested to see the "serious" answers to this interesting question
2007-07-15 06:00:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
duuno about that but he also known for that well known saying.....'Never give a sucker an even break'
2007-07-15 05:58:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋