St. Francis of Assisi

About this film

LibriVox recording of St. Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton. Read in English by Librivox readers Saint Francis of Assisi grew up in a wealthy family and his early life was characterized by splendor, riches and a lavish lifestyle. During an illness, he supposedly had a vision, after which he became disillusioned with his lifestyle and began giving everything away to beggars. His conversion was gradual, but after a pilgrimage to Rome, he supposedly hid in a cave to avoid his father's anger and then began to live a life of poverty and contrition. He is forever associated with simplicity and nature. - Summary by Lynne Thompson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audiobooks or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (131MB)

Directors & creators

G. K. Chesterton

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;saint; francis of assisi

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