En los orígenes de la observancia by María Luz Ríos Rodríguez, M.ª Dolores Fraga Sampedro

“…They settle in their surroundings in poor habitats, in wooded and lonely areas, recalling the first steps of Saint Francis of Assisi and his Fraternitas. They also have support from the Galician nobility and the Compostela bourgeoisie. …”
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Thomas Aquinas’ definition of the imago Dei and the development of lifelike portraiture  by Dominic Olariu

“…Its most famous paradigm is the stigmata wonder of Saint Francis of Assisi. As a consequence of the new importance assigned to human corporeity, the bodies of virtuous persons become worth being represented. …”
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