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Franciscan Media Image: Saint James of the Marches | Francisco de Zurbarán | photo by Galería online Saint James of the Marche Saint of the Day for November 28 (1394 – November 28, 1476)  Saint James of the Marche’s Story Meet one of the fathers of the modern pawnshop!James was born in the Marche of Ancona, in central Italy along the Adriatic Sea. After earning doctorates in canon and civil law at the University of Perugia, he joined the Friars Minor and began a very austere life. He fasted nine months of the year; he slept three hours a...

On St. Bonaventure "Proposing This Theme I Feel a Certain Nostalgia" VATICAN CITY, MARCH 3, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today during the general audience in Paul VI Hall. * * * Dear brothers and sisters, Today I would like to speak about St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio. I confide to you that on proposing this theme I feel a certain nostalgia because I remember the research that, as a young scholar, I carried out precisely on this author, whom I particularly esteem. His knowledge has been of no small influence in my formation....