Crescentius of Jesi
'Crescentius Grizi of Jesi (died 1263) was an Italian Franciscan who became Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor. He was an opponent of the Franciscan Spirituals, and was deposed as general in 1247 in favour of John of Parma of their party. (cf. "Sbaralea Joannes Hyacinthus, Supplementum et castigatio ad scriptores trium Ordinum S.Franciscum,1806, p. 205 “Crescentius Aesinus quem ferunt ex vetusta, illustrique familia de Gritiis fuisse, que adhuc viget, et nonnullis Equitibus Melitensibus S. Jo: Hierosolym. ornata resplendet") He initiated a systematic search for documentary materials on Francis of Assisi and early Franciscan history.[1] He commissioned the Vita secunda of Thomas of Celano.[2] The accumulated corpus is known as the Assisi Compilation.[3]
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- ^ 1240, encyclical letter.
- ^ 1244, at the General Chapter of Genoa
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| Preceded by Haymo of Faversham |
Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor 1244–1247 |
Succeeded by John of Parma |
