By Frank M. Rega

Frank M. Rega shows that far from being a pacifist, St. Francis not only supported the Fifth Crusade, but also personally accompanied the Crusaders in order to convert the Muslims. Rega describes in stunning detail this historic meeting between St. Francis and Sultan al-Kamil and that Francis' goal was the conversion of the Muslims, and not simply 'dialoging;' as an end in itself. While the focus of the author is this encounter, the book also includes a comprehensive biography of this great saint. Read how St. Clare of Assisi left her aristocratic world to become St. Francis' follower, how St. Francis originated the Christmas manger, and about the moment he received the stigmata.

Paperback, 152 Pages