St. Francis by Chesterton, G. K. (9781609422707)

St. Francis

by Chesterton, G. K.

Hardcover - English

St. Francis of Assisi, Italian San Francesco d'Assisi, baptized Giovanni, renamed Francesco, in full Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone, (born 1181/82, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto [Italy]-died October 3, 1226, Assisi, founder of the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor (Ordo Fratrum Minorum), the women's Order of St. Clare (the Poor Clares), and the lay Third Order, was a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1609422708

EAN

9781609422707

Publisher

CONNECTING TO GOD

Publication Date

20 Dec 2010

Pages

106

Weight (kg)

0.31

Dimensions (cm)

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8

About Author

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England, in 1874. He went on to study art at the Slade School, and literature at University College in London. Chesterton wrote a great deal of poetry, as well as works of social and literary criticism. Among his most notable books are"The Man Who Was Thursday", a metaphysical thriller, and "The Everlasting Man", a history of humankind's spiritual progress. After Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922, he wrote mainly on religious topics such as "Orthodoxy" and "Heretics". Chesterton is most known for creating the famous priest-detective charac