Francis of Assisi
Canticle of the Sun — radical poverty, cosmic praise
The most beloved saint in Christian history and author of the earliest great poem in Italian. The Canticle of the Sun anticipates Dante's vernacular revolution by nearly a century.
Key works
- Canticle of the Sun (Cantico di Frate Sole)1225— The earliest great poem in Italian
- Rule of 1223 (Regula Bullata)1223— The Franciscan Rule — radical poverty as way of life