I. Life – II. Writings – III. Influence
(1181/82, Assisi – Oct 3, 1226, Assisi)
I. Life
No other saint exerts greater fascination than Francis, as the vast body of literature on him itself demonstrates. The term questione francescana (S. Minocchi 1902; question franciscaine already P. Sabatier 1898) in reference to the sources points to a difficulty similar to that faced by recent Jesus research in distinguishing the historical from the legendary Francis. Following the clarif…