Saint Francis
Contributors: John August Swanson (Illustrator)
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: August 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9781570754128
Subjects: Saints & hagiography; Religious; Francis,; Biography / Autobiography; Religion; Spirituality - General; 1182-1226; Meditations; of Assisi, Saint,
First sentence: Francis of Assisi, ultimately a man of poverty and asceticism, stands pampered and protected, his feet firmly planted on the solid ground of prosperity; surrounded by the trappings of wealth; secure in the bosom of his family; sheltered from the harsh and beautiful reality of life.