num_pages: 375
description: The famous novel about St. Francis of Assisi by Polish historical novelist Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, known for her WWII resistance work. Novel was written while her husband was in a concentraton camp. Kossak herself spent a year in a German camp. From the cover: "Set against the background of one of the most tumultuous and exciting periods of history -- the early part of the Thirteenth Century -- the years of the Fifth Crusade to deliver Jerusalem from the infidels and the tragic Children's Crusade... To Rome comes the gentle Francis of Assisi and his devoted band, preacing a new gospel of love and simplicity..."
language: English
title: Blessed Are the Meek
titlecomplete: Blessed Are the Meek
genres: Poland, Polish Literature, Christian, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 69
series: Krzyżowcy