num_pages: 176
description: Leaving behind his wayward youth, the visionary and mystic Francesco Bernardone (1181-1226) embraced a life of utter poverty and, near the end of his life, received the stigmata - the marks of Christ's passion - on his body. He changed water into wine, preached to the birds, cured countless cripples, and wrestled with devils. Or did he? How, after so long, can we separate history from legend? Thomas of Celano was St Francis' friend and disciple. This new translation of his First Life is the earliest and most reliable account of a truly extraordinary man.
language: English
title: The First Life of St Francis of Assisi
titlecomplete: The First Life of St Francis of Assisi
genres: Religion, Christianity
ratings_count: 26
publisher: Triangle