The Writings of St. Francis
| Admon |
Admonitions |
| BlL |
Blessing for Brother Leo |
| CtC |
Canticle of the Creatures |
| CtExh |
Canticle of Exhortation |
| LtAnt |
Letter to Anthony of Padua |
| 1LtCl |
First Letter to the Clergy (Earlier Edition) |
| 2LtCl |
Second Letter to the Clergy (Later Edition) |
| 1LtCust |
First Letter to the Custodes |
| 2LtCust |
Second Letter to the Custodes |
| 1LtF |
Letter to the Faithful (Short Version) |
| 2LtF |
Letter to the Faithful (Long Version) |
| LtL |
Letter to Brother Leo |
| LtMin |
Letter to a Minister |
| LtOrd |
Letter to the Whole Order |
| LtR |
Letter to the Rulers of Peoples |
| ExhP |
Exhortation to the Praise of God |
| PrOF |
Prayer inspired by the Our Father |
| PrsG |
Praises of God |
| OfP |
Office of the Passion |
| PrCr |
Prayer before the Crucifix |
| ER |
Earlier Rule (Regula non bullata) |
| LR |
Later Rule (Regula bullata) |
| RH |
Rule for Hermitages |
| SalBV |
Salutation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| SalVir |
Salutation of Virtues |
| Test |
Testament |
| TPJ |
True and Perfect Joy |
Writings of and Sources for Clare of Assisi
| 1LtAg |
First Letter of Clare to Blessed Agnes of Prague (1234) |
| 2LtAg |
Second Letter of Clare to Blessed Agnes of Prague (1235) |
| 3LtAg |
Third Letter of Clare to Blessed Agnes of Prague (1238) |
| 4LtAg |
Fourth Letter of Clare to Blessed Agnes of Prague (1253) |
| FLCl |
Form of Life by Clare (1253) |
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Testament of Clare (1247â53) |
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| BlCl |
Blessing of Clare |
| FLHug |
Form of Life provided by Cardinal Hugolino (1219) |
| PrPov |
Privilege of Poverty of Pope Gregory IX (1228) |
| PC |
Acts of the Process of Canonization (1253) = Processo, in: I primi documenti ufficiali, ed. Giovanni Boccali (Santa Maria degli Angeli, 2003) |
| BC |
Bull of Canonization for Clare (1254) |
| LCl |
Legend of St. Clare (1254â55) |
Franciscan Sources
| 1Cel |
First Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano |
| VB |
Vita brevior (Shorter Life) by Thomas of Celano |
| VBM |
Vita brevior (Shorter Life) by Thomas of Celano (Miracles) |
| RL |
Rediscovered Life = Vita brevior (Engl. trans.) |
| 2Cel |
Second Life by Thomas of Celano = Remembrance of the Desire of a Soul |
| 3Cel |
Second Life by Thomas of Celano (Miracles) |
| LCh |
Legend for the Use in Choir of Thomas of Celano |
| Off |
Divine Office for St. Francis by Julian of Speyer |
| LJS |
Life of St. Francis by Julian of Speyer |
| VL |
Versified Life of St. Francis by Henri dâAvranches |
| ScEx |
Sacrum commercium beati Francisci cum Domina Paupertate = Sacred Exchange |
| AP |
Anonymous of Perugia |
| 3Soc |
Legend of the Three Companions |
| LP |
Legenda perusina = Legend of Perugia |
| AC |
Assisi Compilation = Compilatio assisiensis |
| UChL |
Umbrian Choir Legend |
| LMaj |
Legenda maior of Bonaventure |
| LMajM |
Legenda maior of Bonaventure (Miracles) |
| LMin |
Legenda minor of Bonaventure |
| BPr |
Book of Praises by Bernard of Besse = Liber de laudibus |
| IntR |
Intentio Regulae |
| ChrJG |
Chronicle of Jordan of Giano |
| ChrTE |
Chronicle of Thomas of Eccleston |
| 1MP |
Mirror of Perfection (Smaller Version) = Speculum perfectionis |
| 2 MP |
Mirror of Perfection (Larger Version) = Speculum perfectionis |
| TL |
Tree of Life of Ubertino da Casale = Arbor vitae |
| HTrb |
Book of Chronicles or of the Tribulations of the Order of Friars Minor by Angelo Clareno |
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Deeds of Blessed Francis and His Companions = Actus beati Francisci et sociorum eius |
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| LFl |
Little Flowers of St. Francis = Fioretti |
| BConf |
Book of Conformity of the Life of Blessed Francis to the Life of the Lord Jesus, by Bartholomew of Pisa |
Other Sources
| AF |
Analecta Franciscana, vols. 1â10 (Ad Claras Aquas [= Quaracchi], 1885â1941) |
| AFH |
Archivum Franciscanum Historicum |
| AFP |
Archivum Fratrum Praedicatorum |
| AM |
Annales Minorum = Wadding |
| BF |
Bullarium Franciscanum |
| BL |
British Library |
| BRUC |
A Biographical Register of the University to 1500 (Cambridge, UK, 1963) |
| BRUO |
A Biographical Register of the University of Oxford to A.D. 1500, 3 vols. (Oxford, 1963) |
| BSFS |
British Society of Franciscan Studies |
| CAED |
Clare of Assisi: Early DocumentsâThe Lady, ed. Regis J. Armstrong (New York, 2006) |
| CCSL |
Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina |
| CF |
Collectanea Franciscana |
| CSEL |
Corpus Christianorum Eccles. Latinorum |
| FAED |
Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, 4 vols. = vol. 1 (The Saint); vol. 2 (The Founder); vol. 3 (The Prophet); vol. 4 (Index) |
| FF |
Fontes Franciscani, gen. eds. E. Menestò and S. Brufani (Santa Maria degli Angeli, 1995) |
| GR |
Greyfriars Review |
| MF |
Miscellanea Francescana |
| Opera Omnia |
Bonaventure, Opera Omnia, 9 vols. (Grottaferrata, 1884â1907) |
| PG |
Patrologia Graeca (Migne) |
| PL |
Patrologia Latina (Migne) |
| Scritti |
Francesco dâAssisi, Scritti. Edizione critica, ed. Carlo Paolazzi (Grottaferrata, 2009) |
| Sentences |
Peter Lombard, Sententiarum Libri Quatuor (Grottaferrata, 1971â81) |
| SISF |
Società Internazionale di Studi Francescani |