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BOOK REVIEW
“If you seek to experience the simplicity and humility of St Francis and to connect with his rustic lifestyle, then this guidebook will lead you on the significant paths he followed and places he visited, all surrounded by beautiful scenery”, words by the author, Reverend Sandy Brown.
A NEW guidebook, launched in October 2015, retraces and brings to life the route of St Francis of Assisi, taking you through the green heart of Italy to explore shrines, towns, churches and stories from the Ministry of St Francis of Assisi, who began his discovery with an epic walk in 1209 when he and his followers walked from Assisi to Rome to meet Pope Innocent III.
Author Reverend Sandy Brown, from Seattle, Washington, an ordained minister and long-distance walker, has retraced the path of the ‘Patron Saint of Animals and Environment’ producing a fascinating guidebook.
Stretching over 28 days and 550km, The Way of St Francis connects significant places and country paths from the life of the saint making them available to pilgrim walkers, trekkers and adventurers seeking to follow in his footsteps. In particular, the walk, which takes you through the region of Umbria, gives travellers both the opportunity to experience the places where the saint lived, prayed and worked.
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