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The Franciscan movement began with St. ... This helped the popularity of the Franciscan
movement as they took an active part in this changing society. ... The protection the movement had from the pope can also be seen as important in
their growth and St. ... However while it is
clear that these factors helped the movement grow in popularity, there were areas in
which they were not so popular and there were people who criticised the movement.
The growth of towns is a main reason why the Franciscan movement was so
popular. Before the Franciscan movement took off, social conditions had been
changing in Europe throughout the twelfth century. ... The significance of
towns for the Franciscan movement is seen in a passage by the prior of St. ... He said of the Franciscan friars, “Living in groups often or even
in towns or communes/they give the greatest example of humility”. This was written
between 1219 and 1235, when the movement was developing, and shows how they
concentrated their efforts on towns. ... While
monks stayed enclosed in their monasteries it was the Franciscan policy to walk about
the town begging and helping people. ... Dobson says that the Franciscan movement was the “most
distinctly and uniquely urban contribution made by the church in the long history of
Christianity. ... The growth of towns also helped the movement spread over Europe as they
provided large urban areas for the friars to move to and work in. ... The fact that the popularity of the Franciscans lay mainly in
urban centres shows how it was the growth of towns with their high populations and
need of pastoral care that made the movement so popular in the thirteenth century.
The Franciscan movement was also very popular because of its ideals and aims. ... His faith and
admiration for the Franciscan movement clearly shows the huge affect the ideas of the
movement had on the world and he points out how successful they were in 1216.
Approximate Word count = 1494
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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