- Home
- Books
- Kitchenware
- Saint Francis of Assisi Illustrated
Saint Francis of Assisi Illustrated
Availability: In stock
Regular Price
AED 75.56
Special Price
AED 71.78
"Francis of Assisi is, after Mary of Nazareth, the greatest saint in the Christian calendar, and one of the most influential men in the whole of human history. By universal acclaim, this biography by G. K. Chesterton is considered the best appreciation of Francis's life--the one that gets to the heart of the matter.For Chesterton, Francis is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved the pleasures of the natural world as few have loved them, but vowed himself to the most austere poverty, stripping himself naked in the public square so all could see that he had renounced his worldly goods; a clown who stood on his head in order to see the world aright. Chesterton gives us Francis in his world-the riotously colorful world of the High Middle Ages, a world with more pageantry and romance than we have seen before or since. Here is the Francis who tried to end the Crusades by talking to the Saracens, and who interceded with the emperor on behalf of the birds. Here is the Francis who inspired a revolution in art that began with Giotto and a revolution in poetry that began with Dante. Here is the Francis who prayed and danced with pagan abandon, who talked to animals, who invented the creche."
Publisher Name | Independently Published |
---|---|
Author Name | Hagendorf, Col |
Format | Audio |
Bisac Subject Major | ANT |
Language | NG |
Isbn 13 | 9798571370882 |
Target Age Group | min:NA, max:NA |
Dimensions | 00.85" H x 00.05" L x 51.00" W |
Page Count | 154 |
Write Your Own Review
Recommended Products
The Secret of The Nagas (Shiva...
Today, He is a God. 4000 years ago, He was just a man.
The hunt is on. The sinister Naga warrior...
AED 40.00