Meditations on the Life of Christ is believed to have been written by a Franciscan friar, named Giovanni de’ Cauli. Giovanni de’ Cauli, basically, took some artistic freedom and revamped the story of the life of Jesus Christ by combining the four Gospels with texts from several other medieval sources. De’ Cauli used, for… Continue reading →

The Meditations on the Life of Christ appeared at the end of the thirteenth century. The piece was originally thought to be written by St. Bonaventure, the true authorship is still not completely known, but was eventually attributed to Giovanni de’ Cauli. Giovanni was a Franciscan friar whose original audience was a nun at a… Continue reading →

Meditations on the Life of Christ became a medieval best-seller toward the end of the thirteenth century. Interestingly, scholars are still uncertain as to who is the author of this influential work. It was formerly believed that St. Bonaventure was the author, but now, many believe it may have been Giovanni de’ Cauli. Giovanni was… Continue reading →