Tag: Dante Alighieri
Ravenna: Celebration of the 700th Anniversary of the Death of Dante...
On September 12, 2021, the city of Ravenna, Italy, celebrated its traditional commemoration of the death of Dante ALIGHIERI. The commemoration takes place annually...
V. DANTE, SAINT FRANCIS AND THE FRANCISCANS
Little or nothing is known of Dante’s relationship with the Franciscans during his life. Dante was born in Florence in 1265 and died in...
IV/III. The Divine Comedy: PARADISO*
In dedicating Paradiso to Cangrande della Scala, Dante calls his last work “the sublime canticle which is adorned with the title of Paradise.” As...
IV/II. THE DIVINE COMEDY: Purgatorio
Purgatorio
The second canto of the poem takes the reader to a new world, where hope follows despair and sunlight follows darkness. As though...
VIR DESIDERIORUM
The Dante Center of Ravenna Medal
Commemorating the 700th Anniversary of the Death of Dante Alighieri
Commemorating the 700th Anniversary of the Death of Dante Alighieri
“Dante, Francis and Humanism”: A Guest Lecture by Massimo CACCIARI
Professor Massimo CACCIARI will be a guest lecturer during “Dante's Days,” an event cosponsored by the Municipality of Foligno, Italy, and the General Custody...
Sweden: New Delegation and New Friary
On March 19, 2025, the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, an unusual event took place at the Conventual Franciscan...
Kenya: Priestly Ordination of Three Friars
On March 22, 2025, the Province of St. Francis of Assisi in Kenya had the great joy of celebrating the priestly ordination of Friars...
Rome: Spring Meeting of the International Council of the Secular Franciscan Orde
On March 15-22, 2025, the Presidency of the International Council of the Secular Franciscan Order (CIOFS) conducted its spring session at the Seraphicum College...
Assisi: Conference on Science and Faith for the Care of Our Common Home
The “Science and Faith for the Care of Our Common Home” conference began on the morning of March 21, 2025, and concluded on the...
Sacred Convent: World Water Day
On World Water Day, March 22, 2025, a message on the theme of integral ecology was once again launched from the Sacred Convent of...