First Encounter With Francis of Assisi

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First EncountEr with Francis oF assisi Damien Vorreux TranslaTeD by Paul schwarTz anD Paul lachance new anD uPDaTeD eDiTion by Jean-François GoDeT-caloGeras © Franciscan Institute Publications St. Bonaventure University 2012 Original edition: Damien Vorreux, Première Rencontre avec François d’Assise Paris: Les Editions Franciscaines, 1973. Cover image: The ‘Tavola di San Francesco’ 200 cms x 100 cms. Painted 1993-1994 by J. G. Holmes Oil on wood. ‘Centro Francescano Internazionale per il Dialogo’ Assisi All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the publisher. ISBN 13: 978-1-57659-337-0 ISBN 10: 1-57659-337-1 eISBN 13: 978-1-57659-351-6 eISBN 10: 1-57659-351-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vorreux, Damien [Première recontre avec François d’Assise. English] First encounter with Francis of Assisi / Damien Vorreux ; translated by Paul Schwartz and Paul Lachance. -- New and updated ed. / by Jean-François Godet-Calogeras. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 73). ISBN 978-1-57659-337-0 1. Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226. 2. Christian saints--Italy --Assisi--Biography. 3. Assisi (Italy)--Biography. I. Godet-Calogeras , Jean François. II. Title. BX4700F6V6413 2012271’.302--dc23 [B] 2012010195 Printed in the United States of America by BookMasters, Inc. Ashland, Ohio ...