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...
South Korea: 61st Vocation Sunday Event
On Sunday, April 21, 2024, friars from five different friaries, including some friars in formation at the local seminary, participated in the 61st Vocation...
Poland-Cracow: Ordinary Provincial Chapter, Part 1
On April 15-19, 2024, the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow) celebrated the first part of its Ordinary...
Russia: Dedication of the Church in Ozërsk
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, the Conventual Franciscan friars in Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, dedicated the Parish Church of the Annunciation of the Lord...
Karşıyaka – Izmir: Conventual Franciscans Return to the Parish of St. Helena
Sunday, April 14, 2024, was a day of great significance for the faithful in the Karşıyaka District of Izmir, Turkey. It was the day...
Sicily-Calabria: Fraternal Assembly
On April 15-16, 2024, the friars of the Italian Province of the Immaculate Conception (Sicily-Calabria) conducted a Fraternal Assembly under the title: “For a...