St Francis Of Assisi Chapter Summary

Saint Francis of Assisi was an inspirational religious leader, and his founding of the Franciscan order led to the creation of numerous Franciscan universities, such as Viterbo. He was not a scholarly man, but he devoted his life to preaching the word of God and teaching others to follow his example of holy poverty. Francis wanted the world to understand the Franciscan way of life, yet he continually discouraged people from traditional learning and studying. Therefore, Viterbo University’s existence is both ironic and valuable to Francis’ name and the Catholic community. Francis of Assisi could hardly be considered an advocate for education. In the first chapter of Francis of Assisi and His World by Mark Galli, it is stated, “Francis was never much of a student; he barely learned to read and write, and always preferred to be read to” (17). They called him ‘a man without learning’ since he never studied anything past the bare minimum, and he never pursued an education in theology or law practices. Despite his lack of schooling, Francis devoted himself to God and began preaching in churches, on the streets, or anywhere people would listen (Galli 58).
She is devoted to God, prays to Saint Francis, and spreads the word of God by teaching theology courses at Viterbo. Sister Laura, along with the other Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, live to serve as Francis once did. In her lecture, Sister Laura expressed her beliefs that Francis would see the worth in Franciscan universities because we may be modern, but we are still including his vocation and faith practices in the curriculum. She pointed out how he relented his strict beliefs against formal instruction toward the end of his life and allowed his followers some freedom with learning. Despite Francis’ early views on education, we still belong to an institution that attempts to match his ideals and values, and those of the entire Catholic