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Wealthy adventurer, wayward son, defender of the poor, friend of animals . . . for years, the beloved saint has captured our imagination, yet our knowledge of him comes mainly from legends and iconography. In this engaging, exhaustively researched biography, Spoto places St. Francis in the context of the multifaceted ecclesiastical, political, and social forces of medieval Italy. 256 pages, softcover from Penguin.
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