Saints: Augustine, Francis, and Peter During Saint Augustine transition from infancy to boyhood, he questions if one day he opened his eyes and just woke up in boyhood. Augustine also questions if boyhood was growing while he was in his infancy. He also mentions that infancy did not leave him, so he questions what happened to it. Augustine says that his infancy did not stay with him, he says he is no longer an infant who lacks the ability to speak, but in fact he was a boy who could talk. While Saint Augustine was in school he suffered wretchedness. The school program taught right living in the point of view as a boy who must obey his mentors, so that the students will be able to excel in many ways. Augustine was sent to school to learn his
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In the year 1206 Francis went to a bishop because his father wanted the money, in which Francis was accused of stealing, back. The bishop said that he wanted Francis to pay his father back the money even if he did not steal the money in the first place, in order for Francis to do good deeds. Francis striped himself completely naked, walked over to his father, and returned to him all of the clothing that his father had provided for him. Francis later says, "I no longer think of you as my father but only of our Father who is in heaven." You could tell that the Bishop/Pastor approved of this because he took of his cloak (or one of his garments), and covered Francis with it. Francis moved to the outskirts of town where the poor, and sick people …show more content…
Why do people worship Saint Francis when he would practice self-harm, and possibly and eating disorder too. If someone of his importance would be harming themselves and other things that Francis has done People would not be following him. I am going to explain the possible eating disorder, if you would look up the definition of an eating disorder it says "any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits," Francis's abnormal/disturbed habit was putting ashes in his food so it would not be pleasing to him. People would probably send him to places where they monitor people with mental
In the year 1206 Francis went to a bishop because his father wanted the money, in which Francis was accused of stealing, back. The bishop said that he wanted Francis to pay his father back the money even if he did not steal the money in the first place, in order for Francis to do good deeds. Francis striped himself completely naked, walked over to his father, and returned to him all of the clothing that his father had provided for him. Francis later says, "I no longer think of you as my father but only of our Father who is in heaven." You could tell that the Bishop/Pastor approved of this because he took of his cloak (or one of his garments), and covered Francis with it. Francis moved to the outskirts of town where the poor, and sick people …show more content…
Why do people worship Saint Francis when he would practice self-harm, and possibly and eating disorder too. If someone of his importance would be harming themselves and other things that Francis has done People would not be following him. I am going to explain the possible eating disorder, if you would look up the definition of an eating disorder it says "any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits," Francis's abnormal/disturbed habit was putting ashes in his food so it would not be pleasing to him. People would probably send him to places where they monitor people with mental