Francis of Assisi: The Hidden Story

by Chiara Mercuri

The familiar Francis of Assisi of popular anecdote does not begin to take into account the complexity of the real person. Why? Because St. Bonaventure, a successor of Francis who never knew him personally, put forward his own view of Francis and spread that image far and wide. Italian historian Chiara Mercuri takes the reader back in time to the real Francis. From years of research and reconstruction, Mercuri reveals the complex dynamics of the Church...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1640602755
• ISBN13: 9781640602755
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"