Francis and Clare : a true story /

Explores how Francis was first found by God and then joined by Clare despite the violent objections of her family, and delves into a variety of issues they faced including the treatment of lepers in medieval society, corruption in the thirteenth-century Church, and changing attitudes toward the crea...

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Main Author: Sweeney, Jon M., 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: Brewster, Massachusetts : Paraclete Press, [2013]
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500 |a Originally issued under title: Light in the dark ages : the friendship of Francis and Clare of Assisi. Brewster, Massachusetts : Paraclete Press, 2007. 
520 |a Explores how Francis was first found by God and then joined by Clare despite the violent objections of her family, and delves into a variety of issues they faced including the treatment of lepers in medieval society, corruption in the thirteenth-century Church, and changing attitudes toward the created world. 
505 0 |a Beginnings -- About their relationship -- To kiss a leper -- Rebuilding the church -- Who is my father? -- No frowning saints -- Trying to be like Jesus -- Jugglers for God -- Renewing the bonds of creation -- Being crucified with Christ -- The canticle of the creatures -- The sepulcher of St. Francis -- Burning books -- The rise and fall of the spirituals -- After Clare's death -- Light in the dark ages. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218) and index. 
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