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Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio: Devout Layman and Franciscan Friar
Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio: Devout Layman and Franciscan Friar

On February 25, Franciscans remember Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio (1502–1600) who lived a highly unusual life on two continents, first as a devout layman and then as a Franciscan friar.

Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio: Devout Layman and Franciscan Friar
Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio: Devout Layman and Franciscan Friar
Dominic Monti, OFM
February 24, 2025
2 min

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Our partner in encouraging the study of the Franciscan cultural heritage, the Academy of American Franciscan History is a research institute presently affiliated with the Franciscan School of Theology in San Diego, California. Founded in 1943, the Academy

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Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio: Devout Layman and Franciscan Friar
Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio: Devout Layman and Franciscan Friar

On February 25, Franciscans remember Blessed Sebastian de Aparicio (1502–1600) who lived a highly unusual life on two continents, first as a devout layman and then as a Franciscan friar.

Dominic Monti, OFM
February 24, 2025
2 min
Blessed Lady Jacoba: One Spirit with Francis

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A Franciscan Spirituality of Discernment

Focusing on the other in a mode of prayerful listening and moving toward action with and for the other, this Franciscan spirituality of discernment can be a model not only for Franciscans but for others as well.

Thomas Nairn, OFM
November 24, 2024
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