Demi.

Summary: The story of a rich merchant's son who was raised to become a knight in medieval Italy. Instead he abandoned his privileged life upon receiving a vision from God, preaching to humans, animals, and nature itself.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wisdom Tales 2012

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Cook, William R. (William Robert)

Summary: A series of twelve 30 min. lectures. Historian William Cook and literary scholar Ronald Herzman discuss the life, world, and legacy of Francis of Assisi.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2000

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Sweeney, Jon M.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Paraclete Press 2007

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Spoto, Donald

Summary: In Reluctant saint, Donald Spoto shows us a Saint Francis who transcends the image of Francis familiar to even the least religious among us. Spoto's unprecedented access to unexplored archives and the saint's own unpublished letters help reveal how Francis pioneered an entirely new historical movement, one that eventually slipped from his grasp. Spoto highlights Francis's position within the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Compass 2002

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Wildsmith, Brian.

Summary: The story of the life of St. Francis of Assisi, who rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty, good works, and kindness to animals, told as though spoken by the saint himself.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 1996

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Thompson, Augustine.

Summary: A new examination of the saint's life reveals his devotion to poverty might not have been his principal spiritual concern, while also exploring his upbringing, family relations, and journey to sainthood.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cornell University Press 2012

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Summary: Francis Bernardone, son of a wealthy cloth merchant, after hearing the voice of Jesus speak to him, had a radical conversion from a worldly man of adventure to a life devoted to Christ lived in Gospel simplicity and service to the poor.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. 2004

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Gallery, Philip D.

Summary: "St. Francis could hear the voice of God, which told him that God loved him. Knowing he was loved by God filled Francis with gratitude and happiness. This book is a look at how this gratitude and happiness led Francis to treat his brother and sister creatures with respect"--Inside jacket

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: San Damiano Books, Paraclete Press, Inc. 2018

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