St. Francis of Assisi: A Biography / Edition 2

by Omer Englebert

Overview

Reviewers have judged St. Francis of Assisi: A Biography to be that rarity among books about saints: a popular work of inspiring spiritual reading that is also an acclaimed work of modern scholarship. With spiritual insight and careful historical judgment, Omer Englebert blends the many facets of St. Francis' personality into a portrait of a saint who can inspire men and women today. A Servant Book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780892830718
Publisher:	Franciscan Media
Publication date:	07/28/1979
Edition description:	Abridged
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	4.19(w) x 6.81(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

Omer Englebert was born in Belgium in 1893 and died in Jerusalem in 1991. He entered the Order of Friars Minor in 1909 and was ordained a priest in 1924. A few years later he left the order and passed to the diocesan clergy. He is the successful author of several books. His Life of St. Francis is still in print in French: it is a classic. Englebert contributed also to journals and directed series for various publishing houses. Several of his books have been translated in many languages.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Chapter 1 Francis's World 1

Chapter 2 Conversion 21

Chapter 3 The Restorer of Churches 35

Chapter 4 First Recruits 45

Chapter 5 Before Pope Innocent III 61

Chapter 6 Rivo Torto 79

Chapter 7 The Life of the First Friars 99

Chapter 8 St. Clare and the Order of the Poor Ladies 123

Chapter 9 Growth of the Order 141

Chapter 10 The Meeting With St. Dominic 157

Chapter 11 The Indulgence of the Portiuncula 167

Chapter 12 Missions in Christian Lands 177

Chapter 13 Missions in Pagan Lands 195

Chapter 14 Crisis in the Order 209

Chapter 15 The Third Order 227

Chapter 16 The First Franciscan School 241

Chapter 17 The Final Rule 255

Chapter 18 Christmas at Greccio 267

Chapter 19 The Stigmata 273

Chapter 20 The Canticle of Brother Sun 287

Chapter 21 The Testament and Death 301

Index 319

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