Francis of Assisi

  • Francis of Assisi
    By Michael De La Bedoyere

    The Man who Found Perfect Joy Michael de La Bédoyère. Morocco, whose remains had been taken ... Various people present were asked to give a spiritual address to the company, and as everyone else declined, Anthony was ordered to do so.

  • Francis of Assisi: The Way of Poverty and Humility
    By William R. Cook

    My task . . . is to rely as much as possible on both written and visual sources, although I obviously must consider the discoveries and insights of modern scholarship, in order to present Francis of Assisi as a major figure in the mystical ...

  • Francis of Assisi: The Way of Poverty and Humility
    By William Robert Cook

    My task is to rely as much as possible on both written and visual sources, although I obviously must consider the discoveries and insights of modern scholarship, in order to present Francis of Assisi as a major figure in the mystical ...

  • Francis of Assisi: A New Biography
    By Augustine Thompson

    "As I have worked on this biography," Thompson writes, "my respect for Francis and his vision has increased, and I hope that this book will speak to modern people, believers and unbelievers alike, and that the Francis I have come to know ...

  • Francis of Assisi: Performing the Gospel of Life
    By Lawrence Cunningham

    In this new biography of St. Francis, Cunningham follows the saint's life in chronological order, placing him within his culture, exploring official developments within the Catholic Church, and highlighting the many conversions of Francis ...

  • Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint
    By André Vauchez

    In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, particularly the important research of recent decades, to create a complete and engaging portrait of the saint.

  • Francis of Assisi: The Life
    By Augustine Thompson

    Francis of Assisi: The Life is an elegant and accessible biography of one of Catholicism’s most beloved saints.

  • Francis of Assisi: The prophet
    By Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, William J. Short

    The Prophet is the third volume in this extraordinary series of "the writings of Saint Francis and those of the early Franciscan witnesses" and it will "be of estimable value to scholars, students, and lovers of Il Poverello as well...a ...

  • Francis of Assisi: The saint
    By Regis J. Armstrong, J. A. Wayne Hellmann, William J. Short

    This three-volume project produces a translation of the extant texts of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries that present the life and writings of Francis of Assisi. It 1) provides...

  • Francis of Assisi: A Revolutionary Life
    By Adrian House

    A compelling biography of Francis for readers of any faith and none. A paperback version of this bestseller.

  • Francis of Assisi: A Revolutionary Life
    By Adrian House

    Francis of Assisi: A Revolutionary Life

  • Francis of Assisi: The Life
    By Augustine Thompson

    This elegant and accessible biography of one of Catholicism's most beloved saints was originally published as Part 1 of Francis of Assisi: A New Biography by Augustine Thompson, O.P. It stands alone as a richly informed portrait of a man ...

  • Francis of Assisi: A Life
    By Chiara Frugoni

    A biography which brings out his quality of holiness against the background of his weaknesses, the defects of his character and his deep-rooted superstition.