The franciscans and the meditation on the theme of the passion: the case of the Vitis Mystica by Bonaventura di Bagnoregio

Abstract

The meditation on the theme of the Passion occupies a prominent place regarding the considerations and the texts of Franciscan authors, especially thanks to the revolutionary figure of Francis and his stigmas and also thanks to the rework of the spiritual and salvific contents provided by Bonaventure. By analysing the history, formation, and contents of this Passionsliteratur, particular attention will be paid to the text of the Vitis mystica by Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, providing new perspectives on the critical-textual problems that have always characterised it.