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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1577 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1201–1300

The Thirteenth Century

1 work

1226

Latin

The Testament

Francis of Assisi · 1181/82–1226

Dictated weeks before his death: how the Lord led him among lepers, his reverence for priests however unworthy, and a command that the rule not be glossed or explained away.

Franciscan · Testament