{"product_id":"saint-francis-of-assisi","title":"Saint Francis of Assisi by Johannes Jørgensen","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy Johannes Jørgensen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt the beginning of his classic biography of “le jongleur de dieu,”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eG. K. Chesterton sets forth three ways in which a “sketch of St. Francis of Assisi in modern English may be written.” First, the author “may deal with this great and most amazing man as a figure in secular history and a model of social virtues”; second, “he may go to the opposite extreme, and…be defiantly devotional”; and third—by the “ordinary” route—“he may try to use what is understood to explain what is not understood.” The achievement of Johannes Jørgensen’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaint Francis of Assisi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis to have employed all three of these methods to weave a harmonious account of one of the most beloved saints of all times. Artfully examining the four major phases of St. Francis’s life—Francis the Church Builder; Francis the Evangelist; Francis, “God’s Singer”; and Francis the Hermit—the biography produces a striking portrait of the genuine character of Francis, the grand romance of his faith in Christ, and the tireless devotion of his love for the Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eI will sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously triumphant.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e(Exodus 15:1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor what else are the servants of God than his singers, whose duty it is to lift up the hearts of men and move them to spiritual joy?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e(Saint Francis of Assisi)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe fruit of years of studious pilgrimage through the source material,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaint Francis of Assisi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(which first appeared in T. O’Connor Sloane’s elegant English translation in 1912) has endured as an immensely popular treatments of one of the Church’s most beloved servants, the saint known as “Il Poverello.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohannes Jørgensen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1866–1956) was a Danish author of novels, poetry, and biographies. After a transformative visit to the Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi, he converted to Catholicism in 1896. Alongside the best-known\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaint Francis of Assisi\u003c\/i\u003e, his works in English include:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Bosco\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaint Catherine of Siena\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaint Bridget of Sweden\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the course of his career, Jørgensen was a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e428pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024770973874,"sku":"978-1685951405","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0308\/6503\/1212\/files\/ShopifyProductImage-AmazingGrace_82.jpg?v=1770214294","url":"https:\/\/amazinggracestore.org\/products\/saint-francis-of-assisi","provider":"Gospa Missions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}