St. Francis of Assisi (Dover Books on Western Philosophy)

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Saint Francis of Assisi: Story of a Soul The Autobiography of St. His life was so pure that it was said that he seemed not to have inherited Original Sin. According to legend, he received the name of Bonaventure bona ventura good fortune at a very young age from St.

Francis of Assisi and was cured of an illness through the saint s intercession.

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In he became a Franciscan considered the Order s second founder and later earned the position of Master of Theology with St. Thomas Aquinas at Paris in Bonaventure also wrote the Commentary on the Gospel of St. His feast day is celebrated on the 15th of July.

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Write a customer review. Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. What can I say, this is the biography of an amazing saint written by another fantastic saint. The book consists of 15 short and readable chapters about the life and religion of St Francis of Assisi. This includes the famous "Francis, build my house" command from God, as well as what I would guess is the origins of the "Preach the gospel and when you can use words" apocryphal quote my guess is it comes from something St Bonaventure says on p.

In this book, we learn many important things that are worthy of our consideration, not just facts like how St Francis started the O.

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M, but many spiritual truths and things to imitate. Many people do not realize how important it is to read the lives of the saints and, to the extent possible in accord with your state in life and under obedience to your director, imitate their lives St Bonaventure himself on page 51 tells us to imitate St Francis' humility. So for example, we see in Chapter 5 that St Francis engaged in many mortifications that people today would call "extreme.

He did indeed jump in the ice and snow when physically tempted.

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Any physical pain for him was better and more desirable than the slightest offense against God. He took great care to show custody of the eyes. This sense of humility and generosity continues to call to each of us today. With great affection, Chesterton explores the life and times of St.

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