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Dec 8, 2017 · The encounter in 1219 between St. Francis of Assisi and Malek al-Kamil, the sultan of Egypt, during yet another flashpoint in the long history of the Crusades -- the subject of one famous fresco...
The deep friendship and rich dialogue between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil centuries ago can inform interfaith dialogue in our own times. Toward the year 1219, the relations of the Little Poor Man with his followers were no longer the same.
Jun 28, 2017 · Putting his life at risk, St. Francis boldly approached the Sultan of Egypt to plead for peace. In the midst of the Crusades, the Sultan of Egypt Malek al-Kamil (nephew of Saladin) declared...
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Oct 7, 2020 · How did St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil become friends? They met only once in late 1219, for about two weeks. Francis and Brother Illuminato went to preach the Gospel to the sultan, who immediately recognized Francis as a very spiritual man. The sultan was a very devout Sunni Muslim.
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May 2, 2016 · It was a heartfelt prayer for God to protect Sultan al-Kamil and bring peace. Francis wept through his last years. He stayed within a dim cell of a church and died on October 3, 1226. He was canonized as St. Francis of Assisi in 1228.
Dec 25, 2017 · While details are scarce about the meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil of Egypt in the 13th century amid the Fifth Crusade, it has become an important symbol of...
Oct 10, 2019 · Francis made several attempts to visit the troops fighting in the Holy Land, and in September 1219 he met with Sultan Malik al-Kamil in Damietta, Egypt. [1] At the time, in thirteenth-century Europe, there was almost no actual knowledge of Islamic culture or religion, but rather only stereotypes of “the enemy.”.
