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He conversed with both the pope and the sultan. He transformed a taste for fine things and troubadour poetry into greater loves for poverty and joyful devotion to God. He never intended to found a traditional, religious "movement," but he did. His brothers had to guard him closely as he died in fear that someone would try to snatch the body of this living saint. Who was Francis of Assisi? Book jacket.

Paul Sabatier (1858-1928), a French Protestant and the first modern biographer of St. Francis, sought to find the man beneath the layers of myth and legend. Sabatier portrayed a fully human Francis, much like each of us in our awkwardness, insecurities, and fear, but also a gentle mystic and passionate reformer who desired to live as Jesus taught his disciples

Introduction

xi

The Annotated Life of St. Francis of Assisi

1. His Youth and Family

3

(6)

2. Stages of Conversion (Spring 1204-Spring 1206)

9

(9)

3. The Church About 1209-Part One

18

(7)

4. The Church About 1209-Part Two

25

(9)

5. Struggles and Triumph (Spring 1206-February 24, 1209)

34

(11)

6. First Year of Apostolate (Spring 1209-Summer 1210)

45

(7)

7. St. Francis and Innocent III (Summer 1210)

52

(4)

8. Rivo-Torto (1210-1211)

56

(6)

9. Portiuncula, Early Companions, and Their Work (1211)

62

(8)

10. Brother Francis and Sister Clare

70

(6)

11. Francis's Love for All Creatures (Autumn 1212-Summer 1215)

76

(7)

12. His Inner Life and Wonder-Working

83

(6)

13. The Chapter-General of 1217 and the Influence of Ugolino

89

(8)

14. St. Dominic and St. Francis

97

(3)

15. The Egyptian Mission: Preaching to the Sultan (Summer 1218-Autumn 1220)

100

(7)

16. Crisis in the Order (Autumn 1220)

107

(7)

17. Francis's Doubts and Weaknesses

114

(3)

18. The Brothers Minor and Learning (1222-1223)

117

(7)

19. The Stigmata (1224)

124

(7)

20. The Canticle of the Sun (Autumn 1224-Autumn 1225)

131

(7)

21. His Last Year (September 1225-End of September 1226)

138

(17)

22. Francis's Will and Death (End of September-October 3, 1226)

155

(10)

Four Tales from THE LITTLE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS

1. The Source of Joy, or, Francis and Leo Walking in the Freezing Rain

165

(1)

2. Francis Saves and Nurtures the Turtle-Doves

166

(1)

3. How Francis Delivered a Brother from the Hold of the Devil

167

(1)

4. When Francis and Rufino Preached in Their Breeches to the People of Assisi

168

(3)

A Few Notes about the Editing of Sabatier

171

(2)

Glossary of Terms

173

(4)

Summaries of Major Characters

177

(4)

Sources/Recommended Reading

181

(4)

Index

185

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The Road to Assisi: The Essential Biography of St. Francis

The Road to Assisi: The Essential Biography of St. Francis

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