Franciscan poverty is evangelical
Rule of St. Francis of Assisi, Chap. 1: “The Rule and life of the Friars Minor is this: To observe the holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ, living in Obedience, without Property, and in Chastity…” 1
St. Francis of Assisi, Testament: “Since the Lord gave me Brethren to take care of, no one showed me what I ought to do; but the Most High Himself revealed to me that I should live according to the Rule of the Holy Gospel.” 2
Saint Bonaventure, Legends of Saint Francis: “Seeing the family grow, the servant of God [Saint Francis] set down on paper for his brothers and for himself a rule of life founded upon the observance of the evangelical counsels…” 3