Rejecting the notion that upward mobility was the proper course for a young man to pursue, St. Francis of Assisi chose to live in tangible solidarity with his humble Savior. His reckless devotion to the humility of Jesus Christ let him to literal and spiritual nakedness, complete renunciation of social status, and a poverty-stricken life that he willed upon himself. Yet he is revered as one of the greatest of all Christian saints. Christian History & Biography investigates the life of St. Francis, a man whose devotion to Christ and example of humility deserves our admiration, study, and even imitation.
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