Francis of Assisi: A Spiritual Portrait for Today (Saint Francis of Assisi: Life and Prayer)

Over 1,000 copies sold. The book by Brother Eliano that has brought thousands of readers face to face with Saint Francis.

There is a moment when you sense something is missing. You cannot name it. But you know you need something real. A voice that still speaks. An ancient face that answers the questions of today.

That face is Francis of Assisi.

And what if you could discover him through the eyes of someone who lives where he lived?

Francis of Assisi: A Spiritual Portrait for Today is written by Brother Eliano — an Italian Franciscan friar from Assisi. Not a scholar writing from a university. Not a journalist passing through. A friar who walks the same stones, breathes the same silence, and prays in the same spaces where Francis lived, suffered, and was transformed.

That is what no other book in English can offer.

For an English-speaking reader, this is rare: direct access to the spiritual world of Francis through a native voice shaped by that world — its churches, its wounds, its poverty, its long silences. A perspective that is Italian, Franciscan, and deeply rooted in the living tradition of the place itself.

Three directions, one living journey:

The life — The defining moments of Francis, told with fidelity to the sources and meditative depth The places — Assisi and the Franciscan spaces as stages of an inner journey, not merely a historical tour The message for our time — Poverty, fraternity, peace, and inner freedom reread as answers to the restlessness of contemporary life The great questions Francis faced — fear, money, solitude, forgiveness, community, surrender — are not abstract here. They are wounds, choices, and questions that still touch life today.

Why this book is unlike any other:

It does not blend history, tradition, and meditation — it distinguishes them with clarity It does not merely recount Francis — it invites the reader to be questioned by him It is written to be read slowly, underlined, meditated upon, and returned to The voice of Brother Eliano is serious yet accessible, intense yet never artificial — shaped by years of Franciscan life in the land where Francis was born, prayed, and died This book is for you if:

You love Assisi and want to understand it from within You seek spiritual reading that is deep but never dry You want to encounter Francis, not just learn about him You are looking for a meaningful gift with genuine soul You are looking in Saint Francis not only for a saint to admire, but for a guide who will walk with you Don't wait for the right moment. This is it. Scroll up, click Buy Now, and let Brother Eliano walk you through the stones of Assisi — and straight to the heart of Francis.

Part of the series The Franciscan Path with Brother Eliano . It can be read on its own or alongside Novena to Saint Francis of Assisi , to continue the journey in prayer.