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The Saint is the first volume of the long-awaited and best-selling project Francis of Assisi: Early Documents. It includes liturgical texts, related documents, a general introduction to the series by Regis Armstrong, helpful introductions to each section, colored maps, and an extensive annotation.
Volume I – The Saint contains the following works:
The Writings of Francis of Assisi (1205/06–1226)
The Life of Saint Francis by Thomas of Celano (1228–1229)
The Liturgical Texts (1230–1234)
The Life of Saint Francis by Julian of Speyer
The Versified Life of Saint Francis by Henri d’Avranches (1232–1235)
The Sacred Exchange between Saint Francis and Lady Poverty (1237–1239)
Related Documents (1215–1237)
Regis J. Armstrong, OFM
Born on Long Island, New York, Regis John Armstrong is a Capuchin Friar Minor and a world renowned expert on Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi and Saint Bonaventure. He has authored or edited a number of books and many journal and encyclopedia articles related to his research. Fr. Armstrong earned a PhD in Historical Theology and Spirituality from Fordham University, has taught at the Pontifical University Antonianum in Rome and, more recently, at The Catholic University of America where he is now emeritus professor of theology and religious studies.
