St. Francis of Assisi

Name: St. Francis of Assisi
Author: G. K. Chesterton
ISBN: 9781836106012

Author: G. K. Chesterton
Language: English
Length: 68 pages
ISBN: 9781836106012
Published: 26 October 2026
Imprint: Sovereign

Franciscan order
Christian mysticism
holy poverty
medieval Umbria
Canticle of the Sun
stigmata
Catholic saints
Jongleurs de Dieu
religious biography
asceticism

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Description

Chesterton presents an illuminating account of St. Francis of Assisi, bridging medieval mysticism and modern skepticism. Rejecting sentimental portraits, he portrays the Umbrian saint not merely as a lover of nature, but as a passionate troubadour of God whose asceticism, renunciation, and ecstatic humility rekindled European culture. From his dramatic youth to the stigmata on Mount Alverno, this biography reveals the radiant paradox of holy joy.

Author

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an English writer, often referred to as the prince of paradox. Chesterton is well known for his fictional priest-detective Father Brown, and for his reasoned apologetics. Even some of those who disagree with him have recognized the wide appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. Chesterton's wit, paradoxical style, and defence of tradition made him a dominant figure in early 20th-century literature.

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