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Saint Angela of Foligno, (1248 – 4 January 1309) was a Christian mystic who wrote extensively about her mystical revelations. She was a Franciscan tertiary and was known as "Mistress of Theologians". She was noted not only for her spiritual writings, but also for founding a religious community which refused to accept becoming an enclosed religious order that it might continue her vision of caring for those in need. Pope Clement XI approved the veneration paid to her in her beatification on 11 July 1701 and Pope Francis extended the veneration to all the Church on 9 October 2013, declaring her a saint. Her feast day is celebrated by the Third Order of Saint Francis, both Secular and Regular, on 4 January (7 January in the United States). ==Early life and conversion== Angela's birth date, which is not known with certainty, is often listed as 1248. She was born into a wealthy family at Foligno, in Umbria. Married, perhaps at an early age, she had several children. Angela reports that she loved the world and its pleasures.〔(Robinson, Paschal. "Bl. Angela of Foligno." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 11 Feb. 2014 )〕 Around the age of 40, she reportedly had a vision of St. Francis and recognized the emptiness of her life.〔(Foley O.F.M., Leonard. ''Saint of the Day, Lives, Lessons, and Feast'', (revised by Pat McCloskey O.F.M.), Franciscan Media )〕 From that time, she began to lead a life devoted to higher perfection. Three years later, her mother died, and a few months later her husband, and children.〔 With one holy serving woman, Masazuola, as her companion, she began to divest herself of her possessions and to live as a penitent. Angela joined the Third Order of St. Francis probably in 1291.〔 She placed herself under the direction of a Franciscan friar named Arnoldo, who would serve as her confessor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angela of Foligno」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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