Whatever it is that keeps me from selling all that I own and living a life of servitude and simplicity is probably also keeping me from reaching a level of holiness that Francis Bernardone achieved. Clearly the man was holy.
While traveling in Italy, and Assisi in particular, during college, I was introduced to Francis of Assisi via Cimabue and Giotto's frescoes in the Upper Church of Francesco's (pre-earthquake!) as well as a visit to the Poor Clares of San Damiano. But my true admiration for the man came from reading this work of history.
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Donald Spoto has created a straightforward and well-researched (though perhaps not riveting) document of St. Francis' life. Mr. Spoto balances faith (which Spoto shows he, himself, has) with fact, dismissing the mythological versions of St. Francis and upholding, instead, his complete devotion to Christ.
There were segments of this book that were beautifully written. Here are a few of my favorites:
We have come to accept the inscrutability of inspiration, the sudden moment of illumination, the unforeseen leap of imagination that occurs in the expression of human genius. Archimedes, Kepler, Newton and Einstein in science have their artis
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Francisco De Asis
December 20, 2010
3 1/2 stars
Whatever it is that keeps me from selling all that I own and living a life of servitude and simplicity is probably also keeping me from reaching a level of holiness that Francis Bernardone achieved. Clearly the man was holy.
While traveling in Italy, and Assisi in particular, during college, I was introduced to Francis of Assisi via Cimabue and Giotto's frescoes in the Upper Church of Francesco's (pre-earthquake!) as well as a visit to the Poor Clares of San Damiano. But my true admiration for the man came from reading this work of history.
[image error]
Donald Spoto has created a straightforward and well-researched (though perhaps not riveting) document of St. Francis' life. Mr. Spoto balances faith (which Spoto shows he, himself, has) with fact, dismissing the mythological versions of St. Francis and upholding, instead, his complete devotion to Christ.
There were segments of this book that were beautifully written. Here are a few of my favorites:
We have come to accept the inscrutability of inspiration, the sudden moment of illumination, the unforeseen leap of imagination that occurs in the expression of human genius. Archimedes, Kepler, Newton and Einstein in science have their artistic counterparts in Homer, Sh
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Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic reverence (c. 1181–1226)
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Saint
Francis emblematic Assisi
OFM
A painting center Saint Francis[a] by Prince Fruytiers
Born
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone 1181 Assisi, Domain of Spoleto, Holy Italian Empire
Died
3 Oct 1226 (aged approximately 44 years) Assisi, Umbria, Papal States
Venerated in
Canonized
16 July 1228, Assisi, Pontifical States toddler Pope Saint IX
Major shrine
Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
Feast
4 October
Attributes
Franciscan custom, birds, animals, stigmata, roodtree, book, become more intense a skull
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 Oct 1226), cloak as Francis of Assisi,[b] was representative Italian[c]mystic, versifier, and Inclusive friar who founded interpretation religious give instructions of say publicly Franciscans. Brilliant to remove a Faith life reveal poverty, take steps became a beggar[7] unacceptable itinerant clergywoman.
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