Saint Francis of Assisi E-Book

Tim Ladwig

• Herausgeber: Paraclete Press
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 17

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

Young readers, meet Francis of Assisi—the world's most famous Saint Travel back in time and over the sea to a city in Umbria in the heart of Italy in 1182. There you'll meet Francesco Bernardone—better known as Saint Francis of Assisi. But who was Francis? He was a Saint, that's for sure—but he was also a soldier and a rebel. He was a man who loved peace and preached to animals but was unafraid to stand up for what was right, take care of lepers, challenge the rich, and defend the poor. Tim Ladwig's beautiful illustrations will transport you into Francis's world and open your eyes and your heart to the inspiring life of the world's most famous saint.

Leseprobe

2022 First Printing

Saint Francis of Assisi

Copyright © 2022 by Tim Ladwig

ISBN 978-1-64060-552-7

The Paraclete Press name and logo (dove on cross) are trademarks of Paraclete Press.

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021944712

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in an electronic retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

Published by Paraclete Press

Brewster, Massachusetts

www.paracletepress.com

Manufactured by PRINPIA Co., Ltd.

54, Gasanro 9-Gil, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul 08513, Korea.

Printed in September 2021, Seoul, South Korea.

Contents

Assisi

Road to Battle

Back to Assisi

San Damiano

Italy

And Beyond

Egypt

Return to Italy

Greccio

Home to Portiuncula

ong ago in 1182, there were wars among walled towns of Italy, each seeking to gain power and wealth. Young soldiers rode out the city gates with hopes of winning the glory of knighthood. Some returned from battle as knights. Others never again entered those gates alive.

In the town of Assisi, its buildings made of pink stone quarried from the overlooking Mount Subasio, a baby boy was born.

The baby’s mother, Pica Bernardone, had him baptized in the San Rufino Cathedral as Giovanni, Italian for John. His father, Pietro Bernardone, was a merchant of fine cloth, and at the time of Giovanni’s baptism he was away on business in France. Perhaps he was very successful there, because on returning home he gave his baby son the name Francesco—which was a kind of nickname. In Italian this meant “little Frenchman.” We might say “Frenchy.”

As a boy, Francis ran with his friends through the steep, narrow passages of Assisi, pretending to be soldiers, or just seeking fun and adventure. When they reached a terrace near the top of the city wall, they could look out over steep hills with olive trees and vineyards in the valley far below.