| Lives of St. Francis. The commune of Assisi. The war with Perugia. Francis's birth. Early influences. -- The stages of conversion. San Damiano. The separation from his father. -- The restoration of churches. The revealing of the rule. The first disciples. Poverty. Asceticism. -- Recognition of the order. The contemplative life. Francis as a preacher. -- Rivo torto. The early brotherhood. Clare. Jacopa of Settesoli. -- The first chapters. Missions to the infidel. The Lateran Council. St. Dominic. Death of Innocent. James of Vitry. Cardinal Ugolino. The indulgence of the Porziuncola. -- Provincial organization. The chapter of 1219. Departure for the east. The new regulations. Damietta. Francis in Palestine. -- Bologna. The crisis in the order. The minister-general. The revision of the rule. Sacramental teaching. Death of Peter Catani and appointment of Elias. The third order. -- The chapter of 1221. The German mission. Renewed problems. The rule of 1223. The letter to Leo. -- Greccio. La Verna. The stigmata. The canticle of the sun. The last illness. The testament. Death of Francis. -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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