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Angela of Foligno (1248 – 4 January 1309) was an Italian Franciscan tertiary who became known as a mystic from her extensive writings about her mystical revelations.
Her mystical writings have influenced many writers and philosophers, even to the present day. In the first of the two visions excerpted here, Angela vividly describes the intensity of her desire to die, much as St. Paul [q.v., New Testament: Philippians: “Paul on the Desire to Die”] had earlier written of his desire to die and be with Christ.
This book provides the reader with a selection of Angela's visions and teachings drawn from The Divine Consolations of Angela of Foligno. 978-1-83764-139-0. Religion. Angela of Foligno was born in about 1248, twenty-two years after the death of Francis of Assisi, the saint on whom she was to model her life.
May 30, 2024 · Angela of Foligno (d. 1309) was a lay penitent who aligned herself to the Lesser Brothers of Umbria and particularly to the memory of Francis of Assisi. The texts attributed to and associated with her present a range of issues in terms of language, authorship, and manuscript transmission.
Most scholars accept, at least to a certain extent, a more exact chronology of her life, proposed by Martin-Jean Ferré.1 According to him, Angela, born in 1248, experienced a conversion in 1285 and lost her entire family – husband, children, and mother – in a few subsequent years.
Saint Angela of Foligno: Franciscan Mystic. On January 4, Franciscans, especially the Third Order, both Secular and Regular, celebrate the memory of the great mystic, Saint Angela of Foligno (c. 1248–1309). In the USA, she is remembered on January 7.
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Angela of Foligno (c. 1248-1309) "The superabundant one," "the saint of the double abyss," "the queen of the explorers of the beyond," "the one who lies," "the bedded, swooning saint," "the...
