# Reluctant Saint

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- Authors: [Donald Spoto](https://www.bookquiver.com/donald-spoto)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2003-09-30

## Description

Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented...

## Editions

### Reluctant Saint

- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4219-625-0
- Pages: 288
- Published: 2003-09-30
- Language: en_US