The Portiuncula Chapter Held At Pentecost

 

This is how the Portiuncula looked in 1221 A.D., 

encircled by hermit's "cells"

After blessed Francis had been given the sanctuary of Saint Mary of the Angels, the Portiuncula, by the abbot of Saint Benedict, he decided that twice in the year, at Pentecost, and at the feast of Saint Michael in September, all the brothers should gather there and hold a chapter.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Legend of the Three Companions

CHAPTER XIV

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