Paul Sabatier

"Le ons l mentaires de chimie agricole" de Paul Sabatier. Chimiste fran ais (1854-1941).

Originally published in French in 1894, Sabatier’s was the first modern biography of Francis of Assisi. It was a worldwide bestseller, and in 2003 when this new edition was first published, it again sold more than 60,000 copies and was a selection of History Book Club. This new 120th anniversary edition includes a dozen additional annotations and a new preface by the editor, putting Sabatier’s influential work into its historical context, showing why it is still the most essential life of the saint.

One of the most venerated religious figures in history, St. Francis was arguably the most dedicated friar to imitate the life and carry out the work of Christ, in Christ's way. He and his followers, believing that absolute personal and corporate poverty was the essential lifestyle for the members of his order, celebrated and venerated poverty. St. Francis believed that nature itself was the mirror of God. He called all creatures his brothers and sisters. He declared himself no friend of Christ if he did not cherish those for whom Christ died.