St. Francis of Assisi: A Biography

by Omer Englebert

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St. Francis of Assisi is one of the best-known and best-loved of all the saints. This classic work puts the him in the context of his historical setting and his spiritual influences. Inspired by a deep and simple love, Francis abandoned his fortune and chose to live simply. His love for Jesus Christ, his love for animals, and his love for nature continue to inspire many to this day. This version has been redesigned for a modern audience who wish to continue to connect to this simple man of show more Assisi. show less

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This was a wonderful book about the first stigmata. He led a wonderful, inspiring life.
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LA VIE DE SAINT FRANÇOIS D'ASSISE

François d'Assise est bien plus que le fondateur d'un ordre ou qu'un saint du calendrier. Sa personnalité n'est tributaire ni des temps, ni des lieux, ni des écoles. L'humble figure du Poverello réunit en elle-même les valeurs spirituelles les plus universelles. Ce n'est pas un hasard si la plus importante rencontre jamais organisée entre les différentes religions de l'humanité s'est tenue dans la petite ville d'Assise, en 1986.
Ce personnage unique et d'une éternelle actualité revit ici sous la plume aussi alerte que précise de l'abbé Omer Englebert. A lire l'aventure de ce fils de riche marchand qui fut pris soudain d'une folie d'amour inextinguible et contagieuse, on comprend à quel point show more la révolution franciscaine, retour radical à l'esprit de l'Evangile, a changé pour toujours la face du christianisme. François parle aux oiseaux et à son frère le loup, chante les louanges de Dieu partout à l'oeuvre dans la nature, s'adresse aux puissants comme aux hommes les plus humbles, avec une fraîcheur et une tendresse propres à bouleverser les coeurs les plus endurcis. II est avant tout un maître de non-violence et de libération intérieure. show less
> Grauwen W.M. Englebert (Orner), Vie de Saint François d'Assise.
In: Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire, tome 53, fasc. 2, 1975. Histoire (depuis l'Antiquité) — Geschiedenis (sedert de Oudheid) pp. 569-571. … ; (en ligne),
URL : https://www.persee.fr/doc/rbph_0035-0818_1975_num_53_2_5505_t1_0569_0000_2

> VIE DE SAINT FRANÇOIS D'ASSISE, de Omer Englebert. — Être joyeux dans l’adversité la plus extrême, laisser venir à soi tous les événements sans se dérober, même les coups, les mauvais traitements, telle est la voie que se propose Saint François, mystique chrétien du début du treizième siècle. L’abbé Omet Englebert relate, grâce aux témoignages de l’époque, la gestion des débuts, des conflits ou des show more pièges, toujours à la lumière de l’Amour, jusqu’en territoire sarrasin où toutes ruses déjouées, le sultan fit reconduire le saint homme avec de grands égards : « Ne m’oublie pas dans tes prières.. . » Il faut aimer les récits historiques, et souhaiter une information sur l’approche dévotionnelle. Ed. Albin Michel, 1998 - 373 p.
3e millénaire, (48), Été 1998
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Omer Englebert was a Belgian - born Catholic priest. He was a historian and spiritual master who sought to combine the best scholarship of his day with keen insight into the inner life of St. Francis.

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Original title
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI a biography by OMER ENGLEBERT translated & edited by EDWARD HUTTON
Original publication date
1950
People/Characters
Francis of Assisi
Important places
Assisi, Umbria, Italy; Umbria, Italy
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Dedication
TO FREDERICK FRANCIS MASON PERKINS
OF ASSISI
IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIEND
PADRE BERNARDINO IBALD, O.F.M.
OF SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI
+ 1933 R.I.P.
THIS ENGLISH VERSION
OF OUR FATHER SAINT FRANCIS
SE... (show all)RVANT AND FRIEND OF ALMIGHTY GOD  
He gathered the worms out of the way
lest they be trodden underfoot
GOLDEN LEGEND
First words
In the time of St. Francis the world known to the West was confined to Europe, North Africa and the Near East, where, for a hundred years, the Crusaders had waged war and carried on commerce. The political and social configur... (show all)ation of the European states was not at all that of our day.  France was not half as big; Spain was partly in the hands of the Moors; England was still suzerain of Normandy, Brittany and Aquitaine; as for the Holy Roman and German Empire, it included not only Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Bohemia but overflowed on the Walloons, Lorraine, Burgundy and Provence.  Italy, save for the Pontifical States, also made part of it.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then the cortege resumed its way to the church of San Giorgio where the Little Poor Man was at first buried.  About four years later, on 25th May, 1230, they carried his body to the crypt of the Basilica which Brother Elias had then built.  And it is in this grandiose monument, so little like him, that we continue venerate his dust.

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS
271.302ReligionHistory of ChristianityReligious congregations and orders in church historyFranciscans
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BX4700 .F6 .E613Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionChristian DenominationsChristian DenominationsCatholic ChurchBiography and portraitsIndividualSaints
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