Tau PublishingThe Mirror of Perfection
Being a Record of Saint Francis of Assisi Ascribed to His Companion Brother Leo
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- ISBN, perfect bound
- 978-1-61956-750-4
- ISBN, EPUB ebook
- 978-1-61956-307-0
- ISBN, PDF ebook
- 978-1-61956-308-7
- Pages
- 118
- Size
- 6 × 9 in
- Edition
- Perfect bound, Tau Publishing edition, 2026 (translated 1902)
- Language
- English
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About this book
“Praise be to Thee, my Lord, in all Thy creatures, especially for Master Sun, our Brother.” — St. Francis of Assisi
“We who were with him”: so the companions of St. Francis vouch, again and again, for the stories gathered in The Mirror of Perfection. In these intimate memories Francis tears the tiles from a house too grand for his brothers, gives his mantle to a poor woman, begs the Emperor to protect the larks, and hears the Canticle of Brother Sun sung at his bedside as he welcomes Sister Death.
Hailed on its rediscovery in 1898 as the oldest life of the saint, the Mirror is now known as a compilation of 1318, drawn from the recollections of Brother Leo and the companions who knew Francis best.
This plain, readable translation by Constance, Countess De La Warr, first published in 1902 with a preface by Father Cuthbert, OSFC, is presented complete, with a new Note to This Edition.
Inside
- Note to This Edition
- Preface by Father Cuthbert, OSFC, and Translator’s Note
- Twelve chapters, from the perfection of poverty to the death of Francis
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