St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton

This biography of St. Francis portrays him as both an eccentric  human and a deeply devout follower of Christ. There are both the human and the mystical parts of his activities. He misbehaved and served during his lifetime. He helped out Claire and led to the founding of the woman's order. (It seems fitting that today that the San Francisco football team plays in Santa Clara.) We think of him as living a long time ago, yet the Christian church was already a millennia old. There were a multitude of conflicts, both in the church and society. It was a complex time that he lived. The biography is a short and to the point. The author has a great respect for St. Francis, yet still humanizes him.