Salvation: Scenes from the Life of St Francis
A Fiction, Spirituality, Religion book. As a Catholic child of the 70s, I saw the movie Brother Sun, Sister Moon and around...
Inspired by the fresco cycles that depict the life of St. Francis of Assisi, acclaimed author Valerie Martin tells the life of Francesco di Pietro Bernardone in a series of vividly realized "panels" of moments both crucial and ordinary. Drawing from myriad sources and moving in reverse chronological order, she begins in the dark, final days, with a suffering Francesco on the verge of death, then shows us the unwashed and innocent revolutionary, unafraid to lecture a pope on Christ's message. We see his mystical friendship with Chiara di Offreducci, a nobleman's daughter who turns her back on the world to join him, and finally, the frivolous young Francesco on the deserted road where his encounter with a leper leads him to an ecstatic embrace of God. Salvation is at once an illuminating glimpse into the medieval world and an original and intimate portrait of the man whose legend has resonated through the centuries."" "From theTrade Paperback edition."
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- Pages: 352 pages
- ISBN: 9780316857826 / 316857823
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Valerie Martin in Salvation fills in the realistic details of well-known scenes from the life of Francis. Martin makes a fine contribution to the body of literature written about perhaps one of the most sacred individuals to have ever lived. The perspective that she offers provides a personal portrait that fits nicely alongside the overwhelming number of biographies written by devout religious authors and authorities. As a Catholic child of the 70s, I saw the movie Brother Sun, Sister Moon and around the same time also read a book about St. Francis of Assisi. He has to be one of the most popular saints, even beloved by those not necessarily Catholic; but he's also one of the most sentimentalized and I'm sure the historically inaccurate Zeffirelli...
