Francis of Assisi, Beggar and King

Edizioni EL – 2015

Series: Grandissimi

Recommended reading age: 7+

Illustrations by Giulia Tomai

ISBN 978-8847732230

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At six years old he was a prince who wanted to become a knight.

At fifteen he was a knight who wanted to be a hero.

He was a soldier and a prisoner, a lord and a beggar.

But to be happy, he only needed to be himself.

Francis was born John.

John was a child who enjoyed playing with his friends. He was the son of a rich cloth merchant and was destined to inherit his father’s business, a little prince ready to make his way in the world.

He didn’t know then that inside him lived another name. A name that would change the course of history, passing over the lips of all like the wing of a fluttering butterfly.

Young John didn’t know then that he would become Francis.

Francis of Assisi.

The extraordinary story of a boy that gives up everything he has to become a happy man.
His freedom changed the lives of many.
His courage changed history for all.