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In this brilliant reflection on the poor friar of Assisi, G.K. Chesterton unfolds the life and times of St. Francis, from his conversion as a young ... More

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This book is written for readers of any faith or none. Although the whole of Francis's life was based on his belief in God and in Jesus as His Son, ... More

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A classic work of Christian literature commissioned by the Franciscan Order in the year 1250, The Life of St. Francis "by St. Bonaventure--the Tuscan ... More

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Tolomeo Fiadoni (1236-1327) was one of the most remarkable of medieval writers. Living to almost one hundred years of age, Tolomeo bore witness to ... More

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A modern retelling of the life of St. Francis of Assisi, this book combines historical details and dramatic style. The author explores the daily ... More

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Sabatier's essential biography of St. Francis includes maps and illustrations, helpful sidebars, explanatory notes, and a complete bibliography.

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Paul Sabatier (1858-1928), a French Protestant and the first modern biographer of St. Francis, sought to find the man beneath the layers of myth and ... More

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A humane and uncensored portrait of St. Francis of Assisi, Catholicism's most popular--and least understood--saint

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Franciscan expert Anton Rotzetter presents the story of one of the world's most beloved saints, Anthony of Padua, focusing on Anthony's great ... More

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Against the backdrop of 14th-century Europe--a time of social turmoil, outbreaks of the bubonic plague, a catastrophic war--Catherine of Siena ... More

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Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of factual and fictional stories, "The Golden Legend" was perhaps the most widely read book, after the ... More

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Catherine of Siena's influence was felt throughout the kingdoms of Europe. She enjoyed the confidence of popes, royalty, and most of all, the common ... More

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Originally published: Frances Lincoln Ltd., 1998; first American ed., Harper, 1999.

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This is a reprint of the classic 1972 "omnibus of English versions of the sources for the life of St. Francis, " available again in a limited edition ... More

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Written by a woman in an age when women rarely wrote and signed by one who calls herself Marie in an epilogue strikingly similar to that of the ... More

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In this biography of the noted French philosopher and theologian Jean Gerson, the first since 1929, Brian Patrick McGuire presents a compelling ... More

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St Dunstan of Canterbury (909-88) was the central figure in the development of English church and society after the death of King Alfred. Douglas ... More

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St Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was one of the greatest Christian writers of medieval Europe. Although best known as the inventor of the famous ... More

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This famous and ever-popular book was authorized by Our Lord Himself. Shows us the tremendous supernatural worth of our prayers and good works, and ... More

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This is an immersion into the life and teaching of the beloved saint. Using stories from his life, this book presents a spirituality of compassion, ... More

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Almost as soon as he died, stories about Francis' goodness and the miracles surrounding his life and person were rife throughout the Christian world. ... More

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One of the greatest of the early Christian thinkers, Augustine (354-430) left a body of writing and philosophy that still influences Christians today ... More

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Agnellus' Liber pontificalis ecclesiae Ravennatis (Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna), written in the ninth century, is an essential source ... More

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