Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone; Italian Francesco d'Assisi; Latin Franciscus Assisiensis; 1181 or 1182 - 3 October 1226), venerated as Saint Francis of Assisi, also known in his ministry as Francesco, was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, philosopher, mystic, and preacher.[3] He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in Christianity.
"This is a magnificent collection of texts which illuminate the
person of Saint Francis and the beginnings of the Franciscan Order.
The translators provide a wonderful balance between fluent language
and scholarly apparatus."Brian Patrick McGuire
Roskilde University, Denmark"Francis of Assisi: Early Documents
provides new and updated resources to help forge the human Francis
from the struggles of this time and from our misunderstandings
about his call and charism.."Ingrid Peterson, O.S.F.
Author of Praying with Clare of Assisi
"This is a magnificent collection of texts which illuminate the
person of Saint Francis and the beginnings of the Franciscan Order.
The translators provide a wonderful balance between fluent language
and scholarly apparatus."Brian Patrick McGuire
Roskilde University, Denmark"Francis of Assisi: Early
Documents provides new and updated resources to help forge the
human Francis from the struggles of this time and from our
misunderstandings about his call and charism.."Ingrid
Peterson, O.S.F.
Author of Praying with Clare of Assisi
It has been said that Saint Francis has the longest bibliography of any person in history. Attesting to that claim is The Prophet, the third hefty volume in the Francis of Assisi: The Early Documents series. Here, we see early Franciscan monks discussing the sayings of their order's founder; original sources and hagiographies are offered with explanatory introductions and helpful annotations. ( June) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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