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Donald Spoto offers a fresh, rigorously researched portrait of Francis of Assisi, drawing on newly examined archives and Francis’s own correspondence. By situating the saint within the ecclesiastical, political, and social milieu of medieval Italy, Spoto shows how Francis’s commitment to charity and humility reshaped the Church and sparked a lasting social movement. This balanced study strips away mythic embellishment while celebrating the man’s profound influence on history.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Donald Spoto
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