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Saint Francis of Assisi: A Biography

Born to a prosperous cloth merchant of Assisi, Francis (1182-1226) lived the typically high-spirited life of a wealthy young man of his day, which included fighting as a soldier. In 1205, while away at war, he experienced a vision that beckoned him return to Assisi, where he soon lost his taste for the worldly life and began to live a life of evangelical poverty in imitation of Jesus Christ. He embarked upon a pilgrimage to Rome, where he begged for alms alongside the poor at St. Peter's Basilica. Upon his return to Assisi, be began to preach in the town square and soon acquired a curious following which blossomed into a worldwide religious order. The Franciscans sparked a spiritual revival that enlightened the Dark Ages and that continues even into our day.

Johannes Jorgensen (1866–1956) is best known outside his native Denmark for his popular biography of St. Francis of Assisi, which he wrote in 1907. As a student in Copenhagen, he searched in vain for truth in various secular and spiritual philosophies. But his 1894 visit to Assisi, with his friend Mogens Ballin, a Jewish convert to Catholicism, led to a turning point in Jorgensen's own spiritual life and quest for truth and marked the beginning of his fervent love for Francis, a love that became the preoccupation of his life and led to his conversion to Catholicism in 1896. His timeless biography of Francis of Assisi continues to inspire readers from all creeds and cultures. (Adapted from Wikipedia)

Year of Publication: 1912Genres: Christianity - Biographies , Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 12 hours 46 minutes 42 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	00 – Author's Preface dave7	7:39
2	01 – Bk. I, Chap. 1, The Convalescent dave7	10:38
3	02 – Bk. I, Chap. 2, Infancy and Youth dave7	23:27
4	03 – Bk. I, Chap. 3, History of the Epoch dave7	7:55
5	04 – Bk. I, Chap. 4, Francis Becomes a Soldier dave7	12:58
6	05 – Bk. I, Chap. 5, The Conversion dave7	22:37
7	06 – Bk. I, Chap. 6, The Message in San Damiano dave7	17:23
8	07 – Bk. I, Chap. 7, The Abandonment of His Home and Father dave7	35:54
9	08 - Bk. II, Chap. 1, The First Disciples dave7	37:22
10	09 - Bk. II, Chap. 2, The Foundations of the Order dave7	44:38
11	10 - Bk. II, Chap. 3, Rivo Torto dave7	22:55
12	11 - Bk. II, Chap. 4, Portiuncula and the Early Disciples dave7	43:55
13	12 - Bk. II, Chap. 5, Saint Clara and San Damiano dave7	46:41
14	13 - Bk. III, Chap. 1, The Sermon to the Birds dave7	15:10
15	14 - Bk. III, Chap. 2, Missionary Journeys dave7	32:36
16	15 - Bk. III, Chap. 3, The Portiuncula Indulgence dave7	21:38
17	16 - Bk. III, Chap. 4, Chapters and Provinces dave7	14:19
18	17 - Bk. III, Chap. 5, Cardinal Hugolin dave7	20:47
19	18 - Bk. III, Chap. 6, The Missionaries dave7	23:41
20	19 - Bk. III, Chap. 7, The Foreign Missions and the Chapter of Mats dave7	23:43
21	20 - Bk. III, Chap. 8, Rules and Admonitions dave7	31:25
22	21 - Bk. III, Chap. 9, Saint Francis and Learning dave7	22:52
23	22 - Bk. III, Chap. 10, The Learned Franciscans and the Third Order dave7	23:53
24	23 - Bk. III, Chap. 11, Elias of Cortona and the Final Rule dave7	22:12
25	24 - Bk. III, Chap. 12, The Last Visit to Rome and the Crib at Greccio dave7	13:23
26	25 - Bk. IV, Chap. 1, The Writer dave7	19:20
27	26 - Bk. IV, Chap. 2, The Spiritual Life dave7	15:20
28	27 - Bk. IV, Chap. 3, The True Disciple dave7	26:35
29	28 - Bk. IV, Chap. 4, La Verna and the Stigmata dave7	24:28
30	29 - Bk. IV, Chap. 5, The Farewell to the Brethren dave7	15:00
31	30 - Bk. IV, Chap. 6, Francis, the Lover of Nature dave7	16:28
32	31 - Bk. IV, Chap. 7, Francis' Last Testament, Illness and Death dave7	45:25
33	32 - Bk. IV, Chap. 8, The End dave7	4:25