Jiang says the seraphic and cherubic imagery means angelic orders are guiding Francis and Dominic in their missions.
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Francis
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Jiang says the two champions named in the canto are Francis and Dominic.
He frames the symbolic pairing as Francis marrying poverty while Dominic marries faith.
He says prior hope that figures like Francis and Dominic would reform the Catholic Church failed because the church stayed corrupt and instead corrupted the radical force of those orders.
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"in his order the other for his wisdom had possessed the splendor of cherubic light on earth"
"...okay so the angels have taken possession of these two individuals francis and dominic and it's the angels who will guide them"
"buying the br steadily charge and the two champions are francis and dominic okay keep on going verse 46 in that part of the..."
"francis married poverty dominic will marry faith okay all right keep on going"
"...about how previously there was hope that great individuals such as Francis and Dominic would change the character of the Catholic Church so that..."
"...called the Franciscan Order, okay? The Franciscan Order was founded by Francis Assisi, who made a vow to poverty. And this is very similar..."
"...decay of the catholic church and these two princes are saint francis will found the franciscan order who are devoted to poverty and then..."
"...were toward one goal okay so he's going to talk about francis okay keep on going verse 43 between tapino's stream and that which..."
"francis married someone okay he married this person in defiance of his family of his father okay um does anyone know the story of..."
"...she is referring to poverty right and who married poverty before francis poverty has two husbands francis is the second who would be the..."
"...I not tell my tale too darkly, you may now take Francis and take poverty to be the lovers meant in my recounting. Their..."
"Okay, so he is referring to a happy marriage, right? Francis gives up everything to marry poverty, and they are the happiest couple in..."
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