The Story of Francis of Assisi.
Francis, the son of an Italian merchant, was captivated by the adventurous tales of knights and the epic songs troubadours (composers/performers of lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages dealing mainly with themes of chivalry and courtly love) that his father brought back from his travels. He decided to follows his dreams and become of chivalrous knight. But after seeing the poor and suffering in the tragedies of war, he decided to give away all of his worldly possessions and become a troubadour for God. In the Catholic Church, Francis is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, the environment. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia/S. McKinley)
Audio Book Contents:
01 - A Child of Long Ago
02 - The Young Troubadour
03 - The Young Soldier
04 - To Arms!
05 - The New Road
06 - The Other Life is as My Life
07 - Father and Son
08 - Lady Poverty
09 - The Bird Sisters
10 - Brother Wolf
11 - The Three Robbers
12 - Nurse and Patient
13 - With the Crusaders
14 - The Christmas at Greccio
15 - La Verna
16 - The Troubadour’s Last Song
Audio Book Music: Performed by Sungod Abscondo.
Audio Book Artwork: "Saint Francis in Prayer", 1580–85, oil on canvas by El Greco.
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