DOCUMENTS AND TESTIMONIALS OF THE FIRST CENTURY

Edited by COSTANZO CARGNONI

An English translation of I FRATI CAPPUCCINI. Documenti e Testimonianze del Primo Secolo. A cura di COSTANZO CARGNONI. Roma 1982

Table of Contents

Presentation of Flavio Roberto Carraro

General Introduction of Costanzo Cargnoni

1) First Part: Inspiration and Institution

Section I: Papal Documents (1528-1627)

Introduction by Isidoro Agudo

Pontifical Documents Index

Section II: Early Capuchin Legislation (1529-1643)

General Overview by Francesco Saverio Toppi

I. The Ordinances of Albacina (1529)

Introduction by Francesco Saverio Toppi

The Ordinances of Albacina (1529)

II. The First Constitutions (1536)

Introduction by Francesco Saverio Toppi

The 1536 Capuchin Constitutions

III. The Ordinances of the General Chapters (1549 & 1552)

Section III: First Capuchin commentaries on the Rule (early 16th Century-1614)

Section IV: Way of life, customs of the province, formularies, ceremonials (1536-1641)

I. Defence and Endorsement of the Capuchin way of life

Introduction by Costanzo Cargnoni

Index to Capuchin way of life