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Author: Donal Cooper
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780300195712
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor a moment at the close of the 13th century the town of Assisi was the focus for the two greatest powers in the Latin church. The election of Nicholas IV was the catalyst for the creation of frescoes in the Basilica of San Francesco. In this book the authors investigate the particular moment the frescoes were made casting new light on their patronage and iconography.
Author: The Reverend Sandy Brown
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
Published: 2015-09-30
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 1783622458
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guidebook describes the Way of St Francis a 550km month-long pilgrimage trail from Florence through Assisi to Rome. Split into 28 day stages, the walk begins in Florence and finishes in the Vatican City. Stages range from 8km to 30km with plenty to see, including ancient ruins, picturesque towns, national treasures, and stunning churches. This comprehensive guidebook fits in a jacket pocket or rucksack, and contains information on everything from accommodation and transport in Italy, to securing your credential (pilgrim identity card), budgeting, what to take, and where to do laundry. Stories of Francis of Assisi's life are also included. Although the route includes climbs and descents of up to 1200m, no special equipment is required - although your hiking boots and socks definitely need to get along. Following the steps of heroes, conquerors and saints on this pilgrim trail is manageable all year round, but is best done from April to June and mid-August to October. Route maps are given for every stage, and basic Italian phrases are included in the guidebook.
Author: Jon M. Sweeney
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Published: 2016-04-08
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1594716021
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPopular historian and award-winning author Jon M. Sweeney relates the untold story of St. Francis’s friendship with Elias of Cortona, the man who helped him build the Franciscan movement. Sweeney uses the complexities of their relationship in a gripping narrative of how their efforts changed the world and how Elias’s enthusiasm betrayed the ideals of his friend. Few biographies of St. Francis have examined his complicated relationship with close friend Elias of Cortona. In The Enthusiast, award-winning author and historian Jon M. Sweeney delves into this little-known partnership that defined and then almost destroyed Francis’s ideals. Blending history and biography, Sweeney reveals how Francis and Elias rebuilt churches, aided lepers, and entertained as “God’s troubadours” to the delight of everyday people who had grown tired of a remote and tumultuous Church. At the height of their spiritual renaissance, however, Elias became “the devil” to many of the other friars; they believed him to be a traitor to their ideals. After Francis’s premature death, the movement fractured. Scorned by most of the Franciscan leadership, Elias followed a path that would leave him a lonely, broken man. Sweeney shows how Elias’s undoing was rooted in his attempts to honor his old friend. The Enthusiast was the winner of a 2017 Catholic Press Association Book Award: History (Third Place).
Author: Saint Francis (of Assisi)
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Published: 1905
Total Pages: 260
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Donald Spoto
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2003-09-30
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 144065039X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAcclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis's own letters, Spoto places Francis within the context of the multifaceted ecclesiastical, political, and social forces of medieval Italy, casting new light on Francis and showing how his emphasis on charity as the heart of the Gospel's message helped him pioneer a new social movement. This nuanced portrait reveals the multifaceted character of a man who can genuinely be said to have changed the course of history.
Author: Lina Duff Gordon
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Published: 1900
Total Pages: 642
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Paul Sabatier
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 494
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Saint Francis (of Assisi)
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780809124466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrancis (c. 1182-1226) and Clare (c. 1193-1254) together shaped the spirituality of early 13th-century Europe. Here for the first time in English are their complete writings, brought together in one volume.
Author: Frank M. Rega
Publisher: TAN Books
Published: 2008-12
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 161890910X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes in gripping detail St. Francis’ historic efforts to convert the Sultan of Egypt to the Catholic faith. Discusses St. Francis’ approach to ecumenism and the conversion of other religions to Catholicism. Also includes a comprehensive biography of St. Francis and his dynamic reform of the Church.
Author: Roger Cook
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2005-08-01
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9047404629
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume includes a collection of essays of scholars from several disciplines and focuses on the art produced for the Franciscans in Italy from the 13th to the 15th century. They contain a wide range of subject matter (fresco, panel, stained glass window) and a variety of approaches.
