Unit FRANCISCAN STUDIES II

Course
Italian, classical studies and european history
Study-unit Code
GP005264
Curriculum
Letteratura e filologia italiana
Teacher
Stefano Brufani
Teachers
  • Stefano Brufani
Hours
  • 42 ore - Stefano Brufani
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2026
Offered
2026/27
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Sector
FLMR-01/A
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Brother Francis of Assisi and the original brotherhood.
Reference texts
Source: [Anonymi Perusini] "De inceptione vel fundamento Ordinis" ("Beginning and foundation of the Order), [ed. L. Di Fonzo, 1972], in "Fontes Franciscani", cur. E. Menestò -- S. Brufani et alii, Assisi, 1995 (Medioevo francescano. Testi, 2) pp. 1311-1351.
Studi: P.B. Bèguin, L'Anonyme de Perouse. Un téstimoin de la fraternité franciscaine primitive [...], trad., intr. e note, Paris, 1979; L. Pellegrini, Introduzione, in Fontes Franciscani, pp. 1299-1310; M. Bartoli -- A. Marini, Il "De inceptione vel fundamento Ordinis" [...], in Bartoli-Marini, Da Assisi al mondo, Trapani, 2010, pp. 11-60; F. Accrocca, Un'opera preziosa e a lungo dimenticata [...], in "Frate Frncesco", 71 (2005), pp. 169-201; F. Accrocca, De Inceptione vel fundamento Ordinis: una fonte preziosa, un testo malfermo, in Franciscana, XIX (2017), pp. 57-76.
Educational objectives
Knowledge: historical religious context of the 13th century, origins of the Franciscan fraternity, institutionalization of the Order of Friars Minor. Critical reading skills, independent judgment on the sources covered in the course, and communication skills.
Prerequisites
Medieval History exam recommended.
Teaching methods
Reading, translation and commentary [ Anonymi Perusini] "De inceptione vel fundamento Ordinis " ("On the beginning and foundation of the Order).
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Other information
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Learning verification modality
Oral exam during the regular sessions on the topics covered in class; expected average duration 20-30 minutes. The exams are designed to test the basic knowledge/concepts presented in the course, evaluate critical thinking skills, and the presentation of the main topics covered and their sources.
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Extended program
Knowledge: Historical and religious context of the 13th century: the evangelical-pauperist movements; origins of the Franciscan fraternity: Brother Francis and the friars of the first fraternity; institutionalization of the Order of Friars Minor: the crisis of 1220, the relationship with the Apostolic See, and institutional evolution. Critical reading skills, independent judgment on the sources covered in the course, and communication skills.