01 ngo 05
Intshayelelo
Massimo Merlini / Getty Izithombe I-Assisi yidolophu ephakamileyo ephakamileyo kwindawo ehle yase-Umbria e-Italiya. Kwiindwendwe, iidolophana "ezintabeni" ezidlulileyo zifana needolophu zamabali exesha elilibalayo; abazange bahlakulele kwiidolophu ezinkulu kwiinkulungwane, kodwa kunoko bahlala emigxeni yabo eminyeneyo, amasango amakhulu, izakhiwo zelitye, kunye nezinye izinto esizifumanayo.
Kodwa uAsisi uninzi nje edolophini elungileyo. Amawaka aza kunqula kwiicawa ezihle kakhulu zase-Assisi, aze athandaze kuFrancis waseAsisi, ongcwele-intanda.
USt. Francis wase-Assisi (1182-1226), ungcolisi ongcwele waseItaly, ubizwa ngokuba ngu- Il Poverello , oMncinci Omnye, ngokuba wayephila kwaye washumayela ubomi obulula kunye nentlupheko. Kodwa, akazange aqale ubomi ngaloo ndlela; Enyanisweni, ubomi bukaSt. Francis waseAsisi "bubutyebi kwiidragi" uhlobo lwetale.
02 we 05
Imvelaphi: USt. Francis wase-Assisi
Yintoni uSt. Francis angayicinga ngamashumi eemifanekiso zeempahla zakhe ezithengiswayo njengemibhiyozo namhlanje? Ifoto © Teresa Plowright. Indoda esaziyo njengoSt. Francis - isanta esivame ukubonakaliswa phakathi kweentaka kunye nezilwanyana, ezazihlala ngokulula kunye nentlupheko-ayizange ihlwempu okanye ingcwele ebusheni bayo.
Wakhulela e-Assisi njengendodana yomrhwebi ocebileyo, kwaye wayeyindoda encinci yeentlobo ezilungileyo : wayekuthanda ukucula, kwaye wayeyindoda engumngcwabo; wayethanda iimpahla ezilungileyo. Kodwa xa idolophu yaseAssisi yalwa ePerugia xa uFrancis wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabini, wabanjwa waza wachitha iminyaka entolongweni. Xa ekhululekile, waguqula ubomi bakhe bonke: Wanika bonke abahlwempuzekileyo, waqhenqa abanochoko waza washumayela isigidimi sobumpofu, ukuthobeka kunye novuyo.
UFrancis wachitha iminyaka ejikelezayo, eshumayela, kunye nokucula. Wamisa uluntu ukuba aphile ngeenjongo zakhe. Ngelo xesha, iCawa yamaKatolika yayiluhlobo oluqinileyo lolawulo; UFrancis washumayela ukholo oluthobekileyo, ngakumbi kufutshane nobomi bukaKristu.
03 we 05
Basilika de San Francesco
Namhlanje, e-Assisi, abahambahambayo baya kumhlambi we-Basilica yaseSan Francesco. Icawa esezantsi, apho iSt Francis ingcwatyelwa khona, ingena ngqongqelo esithombeni, kwaye yinto emangalisayo yobuhle, kunye nezilwanyana ezihlotshisiwe, ezinye zenziwe ngepeyinti ebomvu kunye neenkwenkwezi.
Kwi-crypt yecawa elingaphantsi ngcwaba likaSt. Francis. USt. Francis ngokwakhe wayefuna indawo yokungcwatyelwa ngokuzithoba, kunye nezigwenxa ekuthiwa yi "Inferno Hill," ngaphandle kweendonga zedolophu. Umlandeli wakhe osondeleyo, uMzalwan 'uElia, walandela le ncwadi ukuba kwakungekho umoya wesifiso sakhe: walinda de uFrancis wenziwa ngcwele, kwaye ngowe-1228 waqala ukwakha iteksilika embini kweso sigquma esanikwa igama elitsha, "Intaba yeParadesi.
04 we 05
Icawa ephezulu yeSaslica de San Francesco
Icawa ephezulu yeSaslica de San Francesco yawonakalisa kakhulu inyikima ngo-1997: Uphahla lwawa, lwabulala abantu abane. Ngethamsanqa, icawa enhle, i-airy ngoku ibuyiselwe.
05 we 05
Ubume ngokubanzi kwi-Hills Town yase-Assisi
Abakholwayo nabangakholwayo banokuyonwabela le dolophu edolophini. Kwaye nabo banamhloneli uSt. Francis kufuneka bavume ukuba lo mbongi, umculi, ulutsha olusendle, kunye noyingcwele wayeyinto ekhangayo ngexesha lakhe.