Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi - Paperback
by Donald Spoto
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Availability:In StockContributor:Donald SpotoSeries:CompassAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2003-09-30Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780142196250ISBN-10:142196258UPC:9780142196250Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ReligionBook Subcategory:Religious, ChristianityBook Topic:Saints & SainthoodSize:8.46 x 5.64 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCVBN6XT5T
Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi
Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis's own letters, Spoto places Francis within the context of the multifaceted ecclesiastical, political, and social forces of medieval Italy, casting...
Series: Compass
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780142196250ISBN-10:142196258UPC:9780142196250Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, ReligionBook Subcategory:Religious, ChristianityBook Topic:Saints & SainthoodSize:8.46 x 5.64 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCVBN6XT5T
Donald Spoto, author of The Hidden Jesus, taught theology, Christian mysticism, and biblical literature at the university level for twenty years. His other eighteen books include internationally bestselling biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Laurence Olivier, Tennessee Williams, and Ingrid Bergman.
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