ENGLISH

Saint Francis of Assisi

By Jacques Le Goff

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2003
ISBN
0415284724
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11529652 bytes)
Pages
188\208
Time added
2022-09-01 20:16:20

Description

Known for speaking with the birds, for professing poverty, receiving the stigmata and for initiating the Franciscan order, Francis of Assisi is one of the most radical and inspiring figures in church history. In this celebrated biography, now available in English for the first time, the distinguished medievalist Jacques Le Goff paints a detailed picture of the life of Francis of Assisi. Locating Francis in the feudal world of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and exploring the social and political changes taking place at the time, Le Goff assess the dramatic influence of the saint on the medieval church and celebrates his role in the spiritual revival of the Catholic Church.

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