Skip to main content.

Saint Francis of Assisi: A Biography

Gelesen von dave7

(4,838 Sterne; 40 Bewertungen)

Born to a prosperous cloth merchant of Assisi, Francis (1182-1226) lived the typically high-spirited life of a wealthy young man of his day, which included fighting as a soldier. In 1205, while away at war, he experienced a vision that beckoned him return to Assisi, where he soon lost his taste for the worldly life and began to live a life of evangelical poverty in imitation of Jesus Christ. He embarked upon a pilgrimage to Rome, where he begged for alms alongside the poor at St. Peter's Basilica. Upon his return to Assisi, be began to preach in the town square and soon acquired a curious following which blossomed into a worldwide religious order. The Franciscans sparked a spiritual revival that enlightened the Dark Ages and that continues even into our day.

Johannes Jorgensen (1866–1956) is best known outside his native Denmark for his popular biography of St. Francis of Assisi, which he wrote in 1907. As a student in Copenhagen, he searched in vain for truth in various secular and spiritual philosophies. But his 1894 visit to Assisi, with his friend Mogens Ballin, a Jewish convert to Catholicism, led to a turning point in Jorgensen's own spiritual life and quest for truth and marked the beginning of his fervent love for Francis, a love that became the preoccupation of his life and led to his conversion to Catholicism in 1896. His timeless biography of Francis of Assisi continues to inspire readers from all creeds and cultures. (Adapted from Wikipedia) (0 hr 46 min)

Chapters

00 – Author's Preface

7:39

Read by dave7

01 – Bk. I, Chap. 1, The Convalescent

10:38

Read by dave7

02 – Bk. I, Chap. 2, Infancy and Youth

23:27

Read by dave7

03 – Bk. I, Chap. 3, History of the Epoch

7:55

Read by dave7

04 – Bk. I, Chap. 4, Francis Becomes a Soldier

12:58

Read by dave7

05 – Bk. I, Chap. 5, The Conversion

22:37

Read by dave7

06 – Bk. I, Chap. 6, The Message in San Damiano

17:23

Read by dave7

07 – Bk. I, Chap. 7, The Abandonment of His Home and Father

35:54

Read by dave7

08 - Bk. II, Chap. 1, The First Disciples

37:22

Read by dave7

09 - Bk. II, Chap. 2, The Foundations of the Order

44:38

Read by dave7

10 - Bk. II, Chap. 3, Rivo Torto

22:55

Read by dave7

11 - Bk. II, Chap. 4, Portiuncula and the Early Disciples

43:55

Read by dave7

12 - Bk. II, Chap. 5, Saint Clara and San Damiano

46:41

Read by dave7

13 - Bk. III, Chap. 1, The Sermon to the Birds

15:10

Read by dave7

14 - Bk. III, Chap. 2, Missionary Journeys

32:36

Read by dave7

15 - Bk. III, Chap. 3, The Portiuncula Indulgence

21:38

Read by dave7

16 - Bk. III, Chap. 4, Chapters and Provinces

14:19

Read by dave7

17 - Bk. III, Chap. 5, Cardinal Hugolin

20:47

Read by dave7

18 - Bk. III, Chap. 6, The Missionaries

23:41

Read by dave7

19 - Bk. III, Chap. 7, The Foreign Missions and the Chapter of Mats

23:43

Read by dave7

20 - Bk. III, Chap. 8, Rules and Admonitions

31:25

Read by dave7

21 - Bk. III, Chap. 9, Saint Francis and Learning

22:52

Read by dave7

22 - Bk. III, Chap. 10, The Learned Franciscans and the Third Order

23:53

Read by dave7

23 - Bk. III, Chap. 11, Elias of Cortona and the Final Rule

22:12

Read by dave7

24 - Bk. III, Chap. 12, The Last Visit to Rome and the Crib at Greccio

13:23

Read by dave7

25 - Bk. IV, Chap. 1, The Writer

19:20

Read by dave7

26 - Bk. IV, Chap. 2, The Spiritual Life

15:20

Read by dave7

27 - Bk. IV, Chap. 3, The True Disciple

26:35

Read by dave7

28 - Bk. IV, Chap. 4, La Verna and the Stigmata

24:28

Read by dave7

29 - Bk. IV, Chap. 5, The Farewell to the Brethren

15:00

Read by dave7

30 - Bk. IV, Chap. 6, Francis, the Lover of Nature

16:28

Read by dave7

31 - Bk. IV, Chap. 7, Francis' Last Testament, Illness and Death

45:25

Read by dave7

32 - Bk. IV, Chap. 8, The End

4:25

Read by dave7

Bewertungen

Convicting and Encouraging

(5 Sterne)

this book and saint farncises life changed my life. many lessons to be learned through his life!

excellent!

(5 Sterne)

Excellent narration! Good speed and tone! Brought the story of this blessed man and saint alive!

(5 Sterne)

Inspiring and read with calm assurance and poignant reverence by the reader - thank you.

a blessing!

(5 Sterne)

Listen with your heart to the story of this child of God!