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|birth_date=ca. 1391 |
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|feast_day=28 November |
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|caption=''Saint James of the Marches'' by [[Francisco Zurbarán]] |
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|birth_place=[[Monteprandone]], |
|birth_place=[[Monteprandone]], [[March of Ancona]], [[Papal States]] |
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|patronage=Patron of Monteprandone, co-patron of Naples, Italy |
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'''St. James of the [[Marche|Marches]], [[Order of Friars Minor|O.F.M.]]''', (ca. 1391 – 28 November 1476) ({{lang-it|Giacomo della Marca}})<ref>Also known as Dominic Gangala, Jacopo Gangala, James della Marca, James Gangala.</ref> was an [[Italian people|Italian]] [[Friar Minor]], preacher and writer.<ref>{{CathEncy|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/St._James_of_the_Marches|title=St. James of the Marches}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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He was born '''Dominic Gangala''' in the early 1390s to a poor family in [[Monteprandone]], [[ |
He was born '''Dominic Gangala''' in the early 1390s to a poor family in [[Monteprandone]], then in the [[March of Ancona]], (now in the Province of [[Ascoli Piceno]]). As a child, he began his studies at [[Offida]] under the guidance of his uncle, a [[Catholic priest|priest]], who soon afterwards sent him to school in the nearby city of [[Ascoli Piceno]]. He later studied at the [[University of Perugia]] where he took the degree of Doctor in [[Civil law (common law)|Civil Law]]. After a short stay at [[Florence]] as [[tutor]] for a noble family, and as judge of [[Magician (paranormal)|sorcerers]], James was received into the [[Order of Friars Minor]], in the [[chapel]] of the [[Portiuncula]], in [[Assisi]], on 26 July 1416. At that time, he took the religious name of '''James'''. Having finished his [[novitiate]] at the [[hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitage]] of the [[Eremo delle Carceri|Carceri]], near Assisi, he studied [[theology]] at [[Fiesole]], near Florence, under [[St. Bernardine of Siena]]. |
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On 13 June 1420, he was ordained a priest and soon began to preach in [[Tuscany]], in the [[Marches]], and in [[Umbria]]; for half a century he carried on his spiritual labours, remarkable for the miracles he performed and the numerous conversions he wrought. From 1427, James preached penance, combated heretics, and was on [[legation]]s in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Bohemia, Poland, Hungary, and Bosnia. In Bosnia, he was also [[commissary]] of the Friars Minor there. As such, he |
On 13 June 1420, he was ordained a priest and soon began to preach in [[Tuscany]], in the [[Marches]], and in [[Umbria]]; for half a century he carried on his spiritual labours, remarkable for the miracles he performed and the numerous conversions he wrought. From 1427, James preached penance, combated heretics, and was on [[legation]]s in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Bohemia, Poland, Hungary, and Bosnia. In Bosnia, he was also [[commissary]] of the Friars Minor there. As such, he combated the heresies that he found there, which earned him the hostility of its ruler, King [[Tvrtko II]], and even more of his wife, [[Dorothy Garai|Queen Dorothea]], whom James accused of trying to poison him. {{citation needed|date = November 2011}} |
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At the time of the [[Council of Basle]] he promoted the reunion of the moderate [[Hussites]] with the Catholic Church, and later that of the [[Greek Orthodox]] at the [[Council of Ferrara-Florence]]. Against the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]], he preached several [[crusade]]s, and at the death of [[St. John Capistran]], in 1456, James was sent to Hungary as his successor. |
At the time of the [[Council of Basle]] he promoted the reunion of the moderate [[Hussites]] with the Catholic Church, and later that of the [[Greek Orthodox]] at the [[Council of Ferrara-Florence]]. Against the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]], he preached several [[crusade]]s, and at the death of [[St. John Capistran]], in 1456, James was sent to Hungary as his successor. |
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In Italy he fought the [[Fraticelli]], instituted several [[montes pietatis]] (literally, "mountains of piety": nonprofit credit organizations that lent money at very low rates on pawned objects), and preached in all the greater cities. He was offered the [[Diocese|bishopric]] of [[Milan]] in 1460, which he declined. St. James belonged to the [[Franciscan|Observant]] branch of the Friars Minor, then rapidly spreading and stirring up much controversy. How much he suffered on this account is shown in a letter written by him to |
In Italy he fought the [[Fraticelli]], instituted several [[montes pietatis]] (literally, "mountains of piety": nonprofit credit organizations that lent money at very low rates on pawned objects), and preached in all the greater cities. He was offered the [[Diocese|bishopric]] of [[Milan]] in 1460, which he declined. St. James belonged to the [[Franciscan|Observant]] branch of the Friars Minor, then rapidly spreading and stirring up much controversy. In this task, he encouraged reforms in the Order of Friars Minor. How much he suffered on this account is shown in a letter written by him to St. [[John Capistran]], published by Nic. Dal-Gal, O.F.M., in "Archivum Franciscanum Historicum", I (1908), 94-97. Under Pope [[Callistus III]], in 1455, he was appointed an arbiter on the questions at issue between the [[Order of Friars Minor Conventuals|Conventuals]] and Observants. His decision was published 2 February 1456 in a [[papal bull]], which pleased neither part. A few years later, on [[Easter Monday]] 1462, James, preaching at [[Brescia]], uttered the opinion of some theologians that the [[Precious Blood]] shed during the [[Passion (Christianity)|Passion]] was not united with the [[Divinity of Christ]] during the three days of his burial. The [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar, [[James of Brescia]], the local [[inquisitor]], immediately summoned him to his tribunal. James refused to appear, and after some troubles appealed to the [[Holy See]]. The question was discussed at Rome during Christmas 1462 (not 1463, as some have it), before Pope [[Pius II]] and the [[cardinal (Catholic)|cardinal]]s, but no decision was ever given. James spent the last three years of his life in [[Naples]], and died there on 28 November 1476. |
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| NAME = James of the Marches |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Gangala, Dominic |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Italian Friar Minor, preacher and reformer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1391 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = ca. 1391 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Monteprandone]], [[ |
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Monteprandone]], [[March of Ancona]], [[Papal States]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 28 November 1476 |
| DATE OF DEATH = 28 November 1476 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Naples]], Italy |
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Naples]], [[Kingdom of Italy]] |
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Revision as of 03:28, 29 November 2012
St. James of the Marches, O.F.M. | |
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Born | ca. 1391 Monteprandone, March of Ancona, Papal States |
Died | 28 November 1476 Naples, Kingdom of Naples |
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism (Franciscan Order) |
Beatified | 1624 by Pope Urban VIII |
Canonized | 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII |
Major shrine | Sanctuary of St. James of the Marches Monteprandone, Ascoli Piceno, Italy |
Feast | 28 November |
Attributes | Depicted holding in his right hand a chalice, out of which a snake is escaping |
Patronage | Patron of Monteprandone, co-patron of Naples, Italy |
St. James of the Marches, O.F.M., (ca. 1391 – 28 November 1476) (Italian: Giacomo della Marca)[1] was an Italian Friar Minor, preacher and writer.[2]
Biography
He was born Dominic Gangala in the early 1390s to a poor family in Monteprandone, then in the March of Ancona, (now in the Province of Ascoli Piceno). As a child, he began his studies at Offida under the guidance of his uncle, a priest, who soon afterwards sent him to school in the nearby city of Ascoli Piceno. He later studied at the University of Perugia where he took the degree of Doctor in Civil Law. After a short stay at Florence as tutor for a noble family, and as judge of sorcerers, James was received into the Order of Friars Minor, in the chapel of the Portiuncula, in Assisi, on 26 July 1416. At that time, he took the religious name of James. Having finished his novitiate at the hermitage of the Carceri, near Assisi, he studied theology at Fiesole, near Florence, under St. Bernardine of Siena.
On 13 June 1420, he was ordained a priest and soon began to preach in Tuscany, in the Marches, and in Umbria; for half a century he carried on his spiritual labours, remarkable for the miracles he performed and the numerous conversions he wrought. From 1427, James preached penance, combated heretics, and was on legations in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Bohemia, Poland, Hungary, and Bosnia. In Bosnia, he was also commissary of the Friars Minor there. As such, he combated the heresies that he found there, which earned him the hostility of its ruler, King Tvrtko II, and even more of his wife, Queen Dorothea, whom James accused of trying to poison him. [citation needed]
At the time of the Council of Basle he promoted the reunion of the moderate Hussites with the Catholic Church, and later that of the Greek Orthodox at the Council of Ferrara-Florence. Against the Ottomans, he preached several crusades, and at the death of St. John Capistran, in 1456, James was sent to Hungary as his successor.
In Italy he fought the Fraticelli, instituted several montes pietatis (literally, "mountains of piety": nonprofit credit organizations that lent money at very low rates on pawned objects), and preached in all the greater cities. He was offered the bishopric of Milan in 1460, which he declined. St. James belonged to the Observant branch of the Friars Minor, then rapidly spreading and stirring up much controversy. In this task, he encouraged reforms in the Order of Friars Minor. How much he suffered on this account is shown in a letter written by him to St. John Capistran, published by Nic. Dal-Gal, O.F.M., in "Archivum Franciscanum Historicum", I (1908), 94-97. Under Pope Callistus III, in 1455, he was appointed an arbiter on the questions at issue between the Conventuals and Observants. His decision was published 2 February 1456 in a papal bull, which pleased neither part. A few years later, on Easter Monday 1462, James, preaching at Brescia, uttered the opinion of some theologians that the Precious Blood shed during the Passion was not united with the Divinity of Christ during the three days of his burial. The Dominican friar, James of Brescia, the local inquisitor, immediately summoned him to his tribunal. James refused to appear, and after some troubles appealed to the Holy See. The question was discussed at Rome during Christmas 1462 (not 1463, as some have it), before Pope Pius II and the cardinals, but no decision was ever given. James spent the last three years of his life in Naples, and died there on 28 November 1476.
Writings
His writings have not yet been collected. His library and autographs are preserved in part at the Municipio of Monteprandone (see Crivellucci, "I codici della libreria raccolta da S. Giacomo della Marca nel convento di S. Maria delle Grazie presso Monteprandone", Leghorn, 1889).
He wrote "Dialogus contra Fraticellos" printed in Baluze-Mansi, "Miscellanea", II, Lucca, 1761, 595-610 (cf. Ehrle in "Archiv für Litt. u. Kirchengeschichte", IV, Freiburg im Br., 1888, 107-10). His numerous sermons are not edited. For some of them, and for his treatise on the "Miracles of the Name of Jesus", see Candido Mariotti, O.F.M., "Nome di Gesù ed i Francescani", Fano, 1909, 125-34. On his notebook, or "Itinerarium", See Luigi Tasso, O.F.M., in "Miscellanea Francescana", I (1886), 125-26: "Regula confitendi peccata" was several times edited in Latin and Italian during the fifteenth century. "De Sanguine Christi effuse" and some other treatises remained in manuscript.
Veneration
James was buried in Naples in the Franciscan church of Santa Maria la Nova, where his body remained until 2001. At the instigation of the provincial minister of the Marches region, Father Ferdinando Campana, O.F.M., James's body was relocated to Monteprandone where it remains incorrupt and visible to the public today. He was beatified by Pope Urban VIII in 1624, and canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. Naples venerates him as one of its patron saints. His liturgical feast day is observed by the Franciscan Order on 28 November. He is generally represented holding in his right hand a chalice, out of which a snake is escaping – an allusion to some endeavours of heretics to poison him or, less likely, to the controversy about the Precious Blood.[3]
References
- ^ Also known as Dominic Gangala, Jacopo Gangala, James della Marca, James Gangala.
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. James of the Marches". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Santi e Beati "San Giacomo della Marca" [1]Template:It icon
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