Crescentia born in Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany, in 1682 from a poor weaver family. He never studied at school because her parents could not afford.
Her parents led her to become a pious and good. Since childhood, Crescentia happy to pray and have concern for others, particularly the poor. Because a good spiritual life, Crescentia get dispensation to receive communion at the age of seven years. Events that are rare in those days.
One day while praying in a chapel of the Franciscan monastery, Crescentia heard a voice, "This will be where you live." The voice was out of the crucifix that hung on the altar. Crescentia feel these words as a call of God. He wants to become a nun.
Although her parents are very supportive of this desire, but apparently this is the beginning of the difficulties of life that will happen in the struggle to respond to God's call. At that time, the Franciscan monastery in financial difficulties. Those who wish to enter should give donations in cash.
Of course this becomes a strong barrier for him to remember his parents are poor. So, he thought better and work for his family until he was 21 years. A few years after the rejection, God works in him. In addition to a Franciscan monastery, there is a very crowded taverns that interfere with activities of the monastery. Therefore, the nuns were going to buy these stores. However, shop owners set prices very high.
Because of financial difficulties, they can not pay. Local mayor who was a Christian Protestant nuns heard the plan and the difficulties they face. He helped the monastery bought the tavern.
He also heard, there is a want to be a nun but was rejected, namely Crescentia. So, after buying the store, the mayor had asked the monastery received Crescentia. Because it feels indebted, Crescentia finally accepted as well as members of the monastery.
When entering the convent, Crescentia the title as a nun who entered because of the mercy of others. Fellow colleagues at the monastery consider the poor who beg to enter the convent. There are several different treatment he experienced.
Initially, he got a private room. However, once there is a new novices entered the convent with enough money to give aid, he must give up his room for these novices. From then on, he had to beg his friends to be allowed to sleep on the floor of their room.
Finally, he found a room that was dark and damp at the end of the monastery as a place to sleep. Such situation lasted for three years. During that time, he still be friendly and try to love all the nurses even though many of them do not treat him well. He would suffer for sure, God called him to undergo this call.
Several years after Crescentia enter a monastery, there is a change in the monastery, namely the replacement of the superior or abbot. Superior new kind and wise. When viewing a spiritual life Crescentia, Sister Superior was chosen to mentor novices.
He is known as a reliable counselor. Inevitably, when the election finally took place new superior, Crescentia selected.
In his position as superior, Crescentia was able to overcome the financial difficulties the monastery. In addition, the benefits of Crescentia as spiritual guide to a wide audience listened to a lot of people, including kings, bishops, and cardinals to ask his advice.
Crescentia frequent sightings. In fact, he often experienced pain like that of Jesus before His death on the cross. Usually he had it on Friday from 09:00 until 15:00 local time.
In his old age, Crescentia experiencing various kinds of diseases, but in so much pain he could still say with the spirit of Francis, "" Oh ... my members, praise and worship God because He gives grace and ability to suffer ... "He died on Easter Sunday 1744.
Crescentia sanctity leaving us an example for many people, especially in the monastery which once led. He was called the Blessed in 1900 by Pope Leo XIII and canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2001 with a degree in Saint Crescentia.
Her parents led her to become a pious and good. Since childhood, Crescentia happy to pray and have concern for others, particularly the poor. Because a good spiritual life, Crescentia get dispensation to receive communion at the age of seven years. Events that are rare in those days.
One day while praying in a chapel of the Franciscan monastery, Crescentia heard a voice, "This will be where you live." The voice was out of the crucifix that hung on the altar. Crescentia feel these words as a call of God. He wants to become a nun.
Although her parents are very supportive of this desire, but apparently this is the beginning of the difficulties of life that will happen in the struggle to respond to God's call. At that time, the Franciscan monastery in financial difficulties. Those who wish to enter should give donations in cash.
Of course this becomes a strong barrier for him to remember his parents are poor. So, he thought better and work for his family until he was 21 years. A few years after the rejection, God works in him. In addition to a Franciscan monastery, there is a very crowded taverns that interfere with activities of the monastery. Therefore, the nuns were going to buy these stores. However, shop owners set prices very high.
Because of financial difficulties, they can not pay. Local mayor who was a Christian Protestant nuns heard the plan and the difficulties they face. He helped the monastery bought the tavern.
He also heard, there is a want to be a nun but was rejected, namely Crescentia. So, after buying the store, the mayor had asked the monastery received Crescentia. Because it feels indebted, Crescentia finally accepted as well as members of the monastery.
When entering the convent, Crescentia the title as a nun who entered because of the mercy of others. Fellow colleagues at the monastery consider the poor who beg to enter the convent. There are several different treatment he experienced.
Initially, he got a private room. However, once there is a new novices entered the convent with enough money to give aid, he must give up his room for these novices. From then on, he had to beg his friends to be allowed to sleep on the floor of their room.
Finally, he found a room that was dark and damp at the end of the monastery as a place to sleep. Such situation lasted for three years. During that time, he still be friendly and try to love all the nurses even though many of them do not treat him well. He would suffer for sure, God called him to undergo this call.
Several years after Crescentia enter a monastery, there is a change in the monastery, namely the replacement of the superior or abbot. Superior new kind and wise. When viewing a spiritual life Crescentia, Sister Superior was chosen to mentor novices.
He is known as a reliable counselor. Inevitably, when the election finally took place new superior, Crescentia selected.
In his position as superior, Crescentia was able to overcome the financial difficulties the monastery. In addition, the benefits of Crescentia as spiritual guide to a wide audience listened to a lot of people, including kings, bishops, and cardinals to ask his advice.
Crescentia frequent sightings. In fact, he often experienced pain like that of Jesus before His death on the cross. Usually he had it on Friday from 09:00 until 15:00 local time.
In his old age, Crescentia experiencing various kinds of diseases, but in so much pain he could still say with the spirit of Francis, "" Oh ... my members, praise and worship God because He gives grace and ability to suffer ... "He died on Easter Sunday 1744.
Crescentia sanctity leaving us an example for many people, especially in the monastery which once led. He was called the Blessed in 1900 by Pope Leo XIII and canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2001 with a degree in Saint Crescentia.
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