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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 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

1260–1263

Latin

The Major Legend of Saint Francis

Bonaventure · 1221–1274

A life of Francis written by the order's minister general to settle its internal quarrels, presenting him as a figure of contemplative ascent rather than of dispute.

Franciscan · BiographyRead elsewhere