
St. Francis of Assisi
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Narrated by:
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Simon Vance
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By:
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G. K. Chesterton
Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most influential men in the whole of human history. This acclaimed biography of Saint Francis examines the life of a pure artist, a man "whose whole life was a poem". Here is the Saint Francis who prayed and danced with pagan abandon, who talked to animals, and who invented the crèche. Yet Francis also acknowledged the mystic responsibility to communicate his divine experience. Chesterton examines the existence of the pure eccentric and the devout mystic in one man, offering an understanding of Saint Francis in both body and soul. It has been said that G. K. Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922 because "only the Roman Church could have produced a Saint Francis of Assisi".
This biography, published shortly after Chesterton's conversion, is universally considered the best appreciation of Francis' life, one that gets to the heart of the matter.
©1923 Gilbert Keith Chesterton. © renewed 1951 by Oliver Chesterton (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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GKC delicately handles difficult issues in telling the life and meaning of a great saint.
Thoughtful, well written, well read
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Second, an excellent and balanced treatment of St. Francis that both contextualizes him historically, and offers introduction to the unique newness he offers (both then and now). Even if you've read other treatments of Francis, you'll enjoy this one (not the least by which is due to G.K.'s wit). This book would serve both those new to Francis and those far more familiar with his life, as it carries a sense of the spiritual along with it (while not imposing it on the reader).
Excellent Treatment of St. Francis
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Great!
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A life of faith told faithfully by an extraordinary writer
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Interesting review of St. Francis of Assisi’s life
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G K has amazing incites
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Not enough about Francis!
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Short book but full of enigmas and sentences that are far from my ordinary mind to conceive understanding. Still the little I’ve got made it unforgettable.
Sublime story written by a sublime mind
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Quick introduction to St. Francis
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An introductory, well thought, biographical sketch
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