Life of St. Francis of Assisi
by Paul Sabatier
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Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter I. Youth
- Chapter II. Stages of Conversion Spring 1204—Spring 1206
- Chapter III. The Church About 1209
- Chapter IV. Struggles and Triumph Spring of 1206—February 24, 1209
- Chapter V. First Year of Apostolate Spring of 1209—Summer of 1210
- Chapter VI. St. Francis and Innocent III Summer 1210
- Chapter VII. Rivo-Torto. 1210—1211
- Chapter VIII. Portiuncula
- Chapter IX. Santa Clara
- Chapter X. First Attempts to Reach the Infidels Autumn, 1212—Summer, 1215
- Chapter XI. The Inner Man and Wonder-Working
- Chapter XII. The Chapter-General of 1217
- Chapter XIII. St. Dominic and St. Francis The Egyptian Mission. Summer 1218—Autumn 1220
- Chapter XIV. The Crisis of the Order Autumn, 1220
- Chapter XV. The Rule of 1221
- Chapter XVI. The Brothers Minor and Learning Autumn, 1221—December, 1223
- Chapter XVII. The Stigmata
- Chapter XVIII. The Canticle of the Sun Autumn, 1224—Autumn, 1225
- Chapter XIX. The Last Year September, 1225—End of September, 1226
- Chapter XX. Francis's Will and Death End of September—October 3, 1226
- Summary
- Critical Study of the Sources
- I. St. Francis's Works
- II. Biographies Properly So Called I. Preliminary Note
- Diplomatic Documents
- Chroniclers of the Order
- Chronicles Outside of the Order
- Critical Study of the Stigmata and the Indulgence of August 2