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The Associated Press
23 January 2009
St. Francis prayer was modern creation
By ARIEL DAVID
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A simple prayer for peace attributed to St. Francis, widely quoted by leaders and cherished by many Christians, probably had nothing to do with the medieval friar.
The Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, reported this week that the prayer that begins with "Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace," first appeared in France at the start of the 20th century and became popular during World War I. [...]
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/world/europe/23italy.html?_r=1&ref=world
New York Times
23 January 2009
Truth About a Prayer: A Saint's Name, but Not His Words
By RACHEL DONADIO
The Associated Press
23 January 2009
St. Francis prayer was modern creation
By ARIEL DAVID
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A simple prayer for peace attributed to St. Francis, widely quoted by leaders and cherished by many Christians, probably had nothing to do with the medieval friar.
The Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, reported this week that the prayer that begins with "Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace," first appeared in France at the start of the 20th century and became popular during World War I. [...]
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/world/europe/23italy.html?_r=1&ref=world
New York Times
23 January 2009
Truth About a Prayer: A Saint's Name, but Not His Words
By RACHEL DONADIO
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