Originally from a noble Tuscan family, the Albizeschi, he joined the Friars Minor in 1403. A tireless preacher, he promoted devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, and wrote on ethical business practices, loans and profit. He died in 1444 and was canonized in 1450.
Bernardini Senensis Opera Omnia studio et cura PP. Collegii S. Bonaventurae ad fidem codicum edita, 1950-1965. In 4°.
This collection provides Bernardine’s Latin works; it documents especially his impressive preaching activity as a leader of the Franciscan Observant movement.
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