Francesc Eiximenis (1340?-1409?, sometimes known as Francesc Examenis) was a Franciscan priest, encyclopedist and writer. Events Europe has about 74 million inhabitants. ... Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ...

Eiximenis entered the order of Friars Minor at Barcelona sometime before 1351, when he was ordained subdeacon, but his first recommendable literary works were produced much later. He dedicated his works to nobles such as Pere d'Artès and he was asked by the jurats of Valencia city to write a treatise on the Regiment de la cosa pública, which was affixed to a table in the Town Hall after its completion. Most of his works, including Christian encyclopedia Lo Crestià, were copied and translated into several languages. However his activities were not entirely literary, as it can be seen from the fact he participated actively in political events after having moved from Barcelona to Valencia. The Dominican Vicenç Ferrer, later canonized, was a contemporary rival of Eiximenis. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Suko of Japan, third of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Start of the reign of Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan, fourth of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders May 1 Zürich joins the Swiss Confederation. ... Jurat (through French from mediaeval Latin juratus, one sworn, Lat. ... Location Coordinates : 39°29′ N 0°22′ W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name València (Catalan) Spanish name Valencia Founded 137 BC Postal code 46000-46080 Website http://www. ...

It has been claimed Eiximenis had Jewish ancestry, although no evidence to support this theory exists except for the fact that he knew Hebrew. Eiximenis was sent to examine the Hebrew works in the Jewish quarters in the late 14th century to attest to their acceptability. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... “Hebrew” redirects here. ...

He spent most of his life in Valencia and the Valencian Country. There he finished "Lo Crestià". The first book, "Primer", was written in Barcelona. And the other extant books ("Segon", "Terç", "Dotzè") where finished in Valencia. His life there was full of activity: He preached a crusade, assessed the city counselors (the "jurats"), founded a convent ("Sant Esperit", near the village of Gilet), and he wrote his major works in Catalan language even though there are some works in Latin which are remarkable. After this life full of activity, his last years were devoted to spiritual matters. This tendency appears already in the Llibre de les Dones ("Book of Women"). In spite of its title, the book is a condensed treatise of the Catholic faith. The Llibre dels Àngels (Book of Angels) is a unique treatise about angels and angelology. During this time he also wrote the "Pastorale" in Latin . This book was addressed to the Bishop of Valencia, Hug de Llupià, and it is a book that explains the duties of the good bishop according to saint Gregory's "Pastorale". he also wrote a "Vida de Jesucrist" (Life of Jesus Christ or "Vita Christi" in Latin). This was his last work and one of his masterpieces. This work followed the well-established genre of the "Life of Jesus Christ" by other mystic and Franciscan writers, such as Ludolf of Saxony or Ubertino de Casale. It is a book that combines theological content with a popular style. The last part of the book sums up Eiximenis' eschatological thinking. Catalan IPA: (català IPA: or []) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra, and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencia (in the latter with the name of Valencian), and in the city of LAlguer in the Italian island of... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Ludolph of Saxony (Ludolphus de Saxonia, or Ludolph the Carthusian), was a German ecclesiastical writer of the fourteenth century His life is as little known as his works are celebrated. ... Ubertino of Casale[1], born 1259 in Casale Monferrato, was an Italian Franciscan and one of the leaders (together with Michael of Cesena; preceded by Peter Olivi) of the stricter branch of the Franciscan Christian order. ... For the book by Pope Benedict XVI, see Eschatology (book). ...

One year before his death, Eiximenis became bishop of Elna (in the Roussillon, today in France but in that time inside the Kingdom of Catalonia-Aragon). He died in Perpinyà. King of Aragons arms in 15th century The Crown of Aragon or Aragonese Empire was the regime of a large portion of what is now Spain, plus numerous Mediterranean possessions, for much of the later Middle Ages. ...

References

Published volumes of the "Complete Works of Francesc Eiximenis OFM" ([1])

• Eiximenis, Francesc, Dotzè llibre del Crestià, vol. I,1, edited by Xavier Renedo, coordination by Sadurní Martí and alii, Girona, Universitat de Girona-Diputació de Girona, 2005, lxvii + 619 pp. (Obres de Francesc Eiximenis, 1) ISBN 84-505-4332-0
• Eiximenis, Francesc, Dotzè llibre del Crestià, vol. II,1, edition by Curt Wittlin and alii, Girona, Universitat de Girona-Diputació de Girona, 1986, xxxviii + 518 pp. (Obres de Francesc Eiximenis, 3) ISBN 84-505-4331-2
• Eiximenis, Francesc, Dotzè llibre del Crestià, vol. II,2, edition by Curt Wittlin and alii, Girona, Universitat de Girona-Diputació de Girona, 1986, 649 pp. (Obres de Francesc Eiximenis, 4) ISBN 84-8458-237-X
• Studia bibliogaphica, Girona, Universitat de Girona-Diputació de Girona, 1991, viii+327 pp . (Estudis sobre Francesc Eiximenis, 1)

Eiximenis' works and anthologies published elsewhere

• Eiximenis, Francesc, Psalterium alias laudatorium Papae Benedicto XIII dedicatum, edited by Curt J. Wittlin, Toronto, Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, 1982, 327 pp. (Studies and Texts, 87) ISBN 0-88844-087-1.
• Eiximenis, Francesc, De Sant Miquel Arcàngel : el quint tractat del "Libre dels àngels", edited and annoted by Curt J. Wittlin, Barcelona, Curial , 1983 (Clàssics Curial) ISBN 84-7256-208-5.
• Eiximenis, Francesc, Scala Dei : devocionari de la reina Maria, edited by Curt J. Wittlin, Barcelona, Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, 1985, 97 pp. (El gra de blat, 55) ISBN 84-7202-739-2.
• El "Tractat d'usura" de Francesc Eiximenis, edited by Josep Hernando i Delgado, Barcelona, Balmesiana, 1985, 96 pp.
• Eiximenis, Francesc, Àngels e demonis. Quart tractat del "Llibre dels àngels", edited and commented by Sadurní Martí, Barcelona, Quaderns Crema, 2003, 247 pp. (Mínima minor, 90) ISBN 84-7727-394-4.

Studies

• Hauf, Albert, D'Eiximenis a Sor Isabel de Villena : aportació a l'estudi de la nostra cultura medieval, València-Barcelona, Institut de Filologia Valenciana-PAM, 1990.
• Burns, Robert I., ed., Worlds of Alfonso the Learned and James the Conqueror: Intellect and Force in the Middle Ages, Princeton University Press, 1985.

External links

• (Catalan) The Complete Works of Francesc Eiximenis Editorial Board (University of Girona, Spain)
• (Catalan) Francesc Eiximenis (Lletra, espai virtual de literatura catalana)