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One of the most popular saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi is sought after by millions of spiritual seekers all over the globe. Wendy Murray notes however that both the person and the theology of Francis has been misunderstood for centuries. Soon after his swift canonization the Church eliminated significant aspects of his biography from the public record. In A Mended and Broken Heart, Murray slices through the expurgated versions of Francis' life and reveals instead a saint who was in every way a very real man. She stresses in particular the crucial but completely neglected role that Clare of Assisi played in Francis's life, both pre- and post-conversion, and the effects this had upon his theology. A profoundly humane portrait of an often misunderstood saint.
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