Pope Innocent III's Vision

Pope Innocent III had seen a vision from heaven and by divine inspiration he now testified that it would be fulfilled in Francis. As he himself described it, he had a dream in which he saw the Lateran basilica which was threatening to fall being held up by a poor beggerman who put his back to it. "This is certainly the man," he added. "By his work and teaching, he will uphold Christ's Church!"

Saint Francis of Assisi
Bonaventure, Major Life
CHAPTER III

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