{"product_id":"the-little-flowers-of-saint-francis-paperback-1","title":"The Little Flowers of Saint Francis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon M. Sweeney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories of St. Francis and his first followers have inspired millions of people over the centuries. Since they were first committed to paper, they were told to inspire people to become better followers of Jesus (not St. Francis). For that reason, they have endured unlike any other early Franciscan literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new paperback edition edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in its physical beauty as well as its editorial arrangement. For the first time, the stories have been arranged in the most likely chronological ordering of when they happened--rather than following the traditional ordering of them handed down for centuries. As a result, today's reader is now able to read \u003ci\u003eThe Little Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e as a biographical narrative of the life of St. Francis and the world-transforming movement that he founded.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrother Ugolino Boniscambi\u003c\/b\u003e was born around 1260 and died around 1345. The primary compiler of \u003ci\u003eThe Little Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, he spent his novitiate in Roccabruna in the far northwest corner of Italy and was a friend of the angelic Pope Celestine V, who briefly ruled and then controversially quit, in 1294. \u003cb\u003eJon M. Sweeney\u003c\/b\u003e is an editor and popular spiritual writer who has published widely on Franciscan history. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe St. Francis Prayer Book\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Assisi: The Essential Biography of St. Francis\u003c\/i\u003e, by Paul Sabatier (both Paraclete Press). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This unique edition is introduced, arranged chronologically, and rendered into contemporary English by Jon M. Sweeney.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769465635104,"sku":"9781612618364","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6172f425052012ad007d4bc59859fd29.webp?v=1780348835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-little-flowers-of-saint-francis-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}