Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint

A biography of the saint as both mystic and man: "The single best book about Francis now available in English" (Commonweal).

In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, particularly the important research of recent decades, to create a complete and engaging portrait of the saint. He also explores how the memory of Francis was shaped by contemporaries who recollected him in their writings, and completes the book by setting "il Poverello"...