Saint Francis of Assisi Author:Lawrence Cunningham, Dennis Stock (Photographer) This sympathetic and engaging commentary reveals the real person behind the legend of St. Francis. Lawrence Cunningham explains the sint's enduring influence and provides an annotated chronology of his life illustrated with black-and-white plates. A series of depictions by Giotto, Bellini, Berlinghieri, and others, painted in the... more » first centuries after St. Francis's death, recall the dramatic scenes of his lie. They evoke his spiritual friendship with Saint Clare as well as his miracles, stigmata, and final hours.
Dennis Stock's evocative images of the contemporary landscape of Assisi recall the medieval setting in which St. Francis lived and labored and celebrate his enduring spirit.« less