Life of Brother Juniper of Assisi (d. 1258)

Juniper was one of those men who could exclaim with the Apostle: We are fools for Christ’s sake. Francis of Assisi had begun with the folly of the cross; his entire life was in accordance with this blessed folly, chosen to confound worldly wisdom, and he valued his disciples according to how closely they approached it. Juniper therefore had a special place in his affection; he was, in his eyes, the perfect example of a true Minor Brother: “Not only,” he said, “do I not blush at this brother’s simplicity, but I fervently wish that God would give me many men like him.”

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