The new biography of St Francis of Assisi

Michael Cusato
24 April 2025, The Tablet

Bernardo Strozzi, St Francis of Assisi Adoring the Crucifix, c.1615 (detail)

photo: Alamy/Ian Dagnall

St Francis, known as il poverello, is perhaps the best-loved religious figure in Christian history. By Michael Cusato

Francis of Assisi: The Life of a Restless Saint
VOLKER LEPPIN
(YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 296 PP, £20)
Tablet bookshop price £18 • tel 020 7799 4064

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