The Francis Trilogy: Life of Saint Francis, The Remembrance of the Desire of a Soul, The Treatise on the Miracles of Saint Francis

by Thomas of Celano, Regis J. Armstrong (Foreword)

Written two years after his mentor's death, Thomas of Celano composed The Life of Francis of Assisi, a portrait of the newly canonized Umbrian. Less than twenty years later, in The Remembrance of the Desire of a Soul, Thomas conveyed the wonder and uniqueness of the saint's life and vision with poetic power. Hardly had this work become known, when Thomas composed a comprehensive, orderly view of extraordinary events in Francis's life, The Treatise on the Miracles. The three classic works appear here for the first time in one volume.

Genres: Religion, Biography

392 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1252

Reviews

[-kevin- · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very interesting, but a bit of a period piece with weird attestations to Francis. For my taste, not enough about his life. Although representative of an era filled with ritual superstitions, I was, perhaps foolishly, hoping for a story about the man and not all the things around him.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my kind of bag.