Discipline mendiante et interdiction de l’équitation chez les Franciscains
Established in the Regula non bullata of 1221 and repeated in the Regula bullata of 1223, the prohibition on Franciscans riding horses was intended to promote poverty and humility. Exceptions, such as necessity or infirmity, are often debated. Over the centuries, various interpretations have emerged...
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| Language: | fra |
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Laboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes (LARHRA UMR 5190)
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Chrétiens et Sociétés |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/chretienssocietes/11116 |
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| Summary: | Established in the Regula non bullata of 1221 and repeated in the Regula bullata of 1223, the prohibition on Franciscans riding horses was intended to promote poverty and humility. Exceptions, such as necessity or infirmity, are often debated. Over the centuries, various interpretations have emerged, with tensions between the observers, who apply strict rigour, and the conventuals, who are more flexible. Commentators such as John Peckham and Antonio de Córdoba have reinforced the severity of this rule, while others, such as Fr Marchant, have proposed more lenient interpretations. With the advent of new means of transport, the question of the application of this rule has been re-evaluated, but the ban on horseback riding remains a central element of Franciscan identity, despite its increasing anachronism. |
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| ISSN: | 2267-7143 1965-0809 |