Francis physically embraced them and gave them dignity, by expressing his Christian love for them. Francis did everything he could to avoid going near that part of Assisi. As a young knight of the realm before his conversion, St. These poor souls suffered from a disease that literally rotted the flesh off their bones. In his time one of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society were the lepers. I shall make you a knight of Christ.” This was the conversion of Brother Angelus Tancredi. Would you like to wear a coarse rope instead of a girdle, the cross of Christ, instead of the sword, and the dust and dirt of the road instead of spurs follow me. “Armor, sword, and spurs are empty glamor.
CHIVALRY CODE TO LIVE BY GLORY AND HONOUR FULL
As he gazed eye to eye with the knight sitting upon his steed he knew all about the pride of wearing full shining armor ready for battle. On one occasion he was near the town of Rieti when he came upon a knight from the family of Tancredi. He was the captain of the new militia of Christ. In all circumstances, he would prove himself as the most valiant knight of God. Francis to put his hands to deeds of valor. He returned to his native Assisi and removed his earthly armor and weapons and put on the armor and spiritual weapons of Christ in defense of Christ’s church.Īccording to Thomas of Celano, it was a matter of honor for St. His master would be “Supreme Liege Lord,” or “Most High Emperor of heaven,” and he would be “servant” or “human liege man,” that is “feudal vassal.” Now filled with a holy enthusiasm Francis surrendered completely to the divine will. His knighthood was to be for God and His church.
The apparitions he received became clear to him that his knighthood would be different from before. He had intended to return to his former position as a knight and find fame and glory. Francis received two apparitions while in a half sleep. It was during this time that Francis reflected on his life and he developed a deep spiritual change. Over the next two years, Francis was among many prisoners who became sick. He was taken to Perugia and imprisoned with the common soldiers. In 1202, the twenty-year-old knight Francis was captured in the battle between Collestrada and Ponte San Giovannis that is on the road to Assisi. Many battles between feuding towns for control of commerce raged while Francis was in his teenage years. Due to the cost of equipping, a knight with men and horses was so expensive that only the wealth of nobility and commerce could sustain it. A knight came from both nobility and wealth. His father wanted Francis to join him in his business endeavors, which in turn would cement his place in the feudal nobility and knightly estate. He was seen by all as a much-pampered and luxury-loving young gentleman.įrederick Barbarossa the Emperor and Lucius III the Pope had dominated the world in which Francis was born. His elementary education came from the priests of St. His early years were ones in which his mother gave him instruction due to his father being away on business. Upon his return, Francis’s father renamed him Francesco from his fond memory of “gentle France” where he had a profitable business. Francis was baptized while his father was away and given by his mother the name John Baptist. His mother descended from gentle nobility and his father was a wholesale cloth merchant. Francis was born in the spring of 1182 into nobility the son of Peter Bernardone and Lady (Pica) Domina (Donna). The Knights’ Code of Chivalry is inspired by the song of Roland, the Duke of Burgundy and the Code of Chivalry in the legends of King Arthur and Camelot. Francis lived many Military Orders of Knights were formed. During this period of history in which St. In the Dark Ages of the eighth century, through the culture of the Middle Ages into the life and times of St. He turned it into one of a spiritual knighthood under his heavenly sovereign. Then after his encounter with Jesus Christ, he reformed his knighthood in the Lord. Francis of Assisi was formed in his youth as a military knight. This code of chivalry will focus on finding the keys to the future that are found in the past. The Modern Knights’ Code of Chivalry The 17 primary codes of conduct pertaining to modern-day knights
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