TY - BOOK ID - 9024178 TI - Francis of Assisi : the life and afterlife of a medieval saint AU - Vauchez, André. AU - Cusato, Michael F. PY - 2012 SN - 9780300178944 0300178948 9780300184921 0300184921 9780300198379 030019837X 1283656515 9781283656511 PB - New Haven : Yale University Press, DB - UniCat KW - 235.3 FRANCISCUS ASSISIENSIS KW - Christian saints KW - -Saints KW - Canonization KW - Hagiografie--FRANCISCUS ASSISIENSIS KW - Francis, KW - Assisi, Francesco d', KW - Bernadone, Francis, KW - Bernardone, Giovanni Francesco, KW - Ffransis, KW - Francesco, KW - Francisco, KW - Franciscus, KW - Franciskus, KW - Franciszek, KW - François, KW - Franjo, KW - Frans, KW - Frant︠s︡isk, KW - Franz, KW - Franziskus, KW - Phanxicô, KW - Phrankiskos, KW - Poverello, KW - Pranciškus, KW - Pʻŭraensisŭ, KW - Sŏng Pʻŭraensisŭ, KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Religious KW - Religion KW - Philosophy & Religion KW - Christianity KW - -Hagiografie--FRANCISCUS ASSISIENSIS KW - Franziskus UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:9024178 AB - In this towering work, André Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, emphasizing in particular the important research of the last 30 years. He creates a complete and engaging portrait of the saint, then explores how the memory of Francis was shaped by contemporaries who recollected him in their writings. Vauchez completes the book by setting "Poverello" in the context of his time, bringing to light what was new, surprising, and even astonishing in the life and vision of this man.The first part of the book is a fascinating reconstruction of Francis's life and work. The second and third parts deal with the myriad texts-hagiographies, chronicles, sermons, personal testimonies, etc.-of writers who recorded aspects of Francis's life and movement as they remembered them, and used those remembrances to construct a portrait of Francis relevant to their concerns. In the final part of the book, Vauchez explores those aspects of Francis's life, personality, and spiritual vision that were unique to him, including his experience of God, his approach to nature, his understanding and use of Scripture, and his impact on culture as well as culture's impact on him. ER -