Nicholas of Freising

Nicholas of Freising
Other namesNicholas the Minorite
Occupation(s)Monk, author
Notable workChronicle of Nicholas the Minorite
Fresco depicting St. Francis, inspiration of Christian mendicants vowing to lead lives of poverty. (Attributed to Giotto)

Nicholas of Freising, commonly known as Nicholas the Minorite, was a member of the Franciscan Order during the early 14th Century. He is presumed to be the author of the Chronicle of Nicholas the Minorite, an account of the conflict over Apostolic poverty under the reign of Pope John XXII. The Chronicle was written or assembled as early as 1338.[1][2]

  1. ^ Patrick Nold (2003). Pope John XXII and his Franciscan Cardinal: Bertrand de la Tour and the Apostolic Poverty Controversy. Oxford.
  2. ^ Michael Robson (2006). The Franciscans in the Middle Ages. Boydell Press.