Brother Wind
E192129
Brother Wind is a personified element of nature in Francis of Assisi’s "Canticle of the Sun," representing the spiritual kinship between humans and the natural world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brother Wind canonical | 3 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical figure
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ personified element of nature ⓘ symbolic figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Christian hymnody
ⓘ
Franciscan liturgical celebrations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic tradition
ⓘ
Christian environmental thought ⓘ Franciscan spirituality ⓘ praise of God through creation ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Christian theology of creation
ⓘ
medieval Christian cosmology ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkGenre |
Christian hymn
ⓘ
religious poem ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Saint Francis of Assisi
ⓘ
surface form:
Francis of Assisi
|
| culturalContext |
Franciscan family
ⓘ
surface form:
Franciscan movement
Italian medieval Christianity ⓘ |
| describedBy | Canticle of the Sun ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasKinshipForm | brother ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryFunction |
didactic figure
ⓘ
personification ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| hasRole |
representation of air
ⓘ
representation of wind ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
interconnectedness of all creatures
ⓘ
sacrality of nature ⓘ |
| inspired |
interpretations of nature as spiritual kin
ⓘ
later Christian ecological reflections ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Canticle of the Sun ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
benevolent force of nature
ⓘ
creature praising God ⓘ |
| represents |
air
ⓘ
harmony between humans and creation ⓘ natural world ⓘ spiritual kinship between humans and nature ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | early 13th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.