ISBN: 9798197193513 - saint clare of assisi: the woman who gave up everything—and became one of history’s most beloved saints (8 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Light in Her HandsShe said no to an empire. She said yes to nothing. And nothing changed the world.On Palm Sunday in 1211, the richest girl in Assisi vanished.Clare Offreduccio was eighteen. Heiress. Bride. The future her father had carved in gold. One night, she traded it all for scissors, a barefoot beggar, and a vow that would terrify the Church for forty years: \*I will own nothing.\*The world called her mad.The Pope called her dangerous.Francis of Assisi called her mother.Together they lit a fire the world could not put out. He was the voice. She was the flame that refused to go out when the voice went silent.When armies climbed her walls, she held up a piece of bread and watched them flee.When cardinals demanded she take money, land, and safety, she told them poverty is my dowry.When Francis died and the Order tried to rewrite him, she became his fiercest guardian, protecting his dream with her bare hands.When death came for her, the Pope came first - to kneel at her bedside and beg forgiveness.She died with nothing.She died with her hands full of light.This is not the story you learned in Sunday school.This is the story of a woman who outlived her heart, outlasted her grief, and outmaneuvered the most powerful men on earth without ever leaving her cloister. This is the story of a friendship that had no name, a poverty that was power, and a faith that did not need angels because it learned to stand when the sea did not part.If you think you know Clare of Assisi, you don't.If you think you know Francis, you can't - until you meet her.If you think holiness is safe, gentle, and quiet, this book will undo you.Saints do not change the world by being polite.They change it by giving up everything they are afraid to lose.Clare did. Now she is asking you: What are you afraid to give up For readers of The Hiding Place, Francis: A Life by Paul Sabatier, and anyone who has ever suspected that the Gospel was more dangerous than we were told.The door is open. The sea will not part. The angels may not come.Turn the page anyway. …

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Light in Her HandsShe said no to an empire. She said yes to nothing. And nothing changed the world.On Palm Sunday in 1211, the richest girl in Assisi vanished.Clare Offreduccio was eighteen. Heiress. Bride. The future her father had carved in gold. One night, she traded it all for scissors, a barefoot beggar, and a vow that would terrify the Church for forty years: *I will own nothing.*The world called her mad.The Pope called her dangerous.Francis of Assisi called her mother.Together they lit a fire the world could not put out. He was the voice. She was the flame that refused to go out when the voice went silent.When armies climbed her walls, she held up a piece of bread and watched them flee.When cardinals demanded she take money, land, and safety, she told them poverty is my dowry.When Francis died and the Order tried to rewrite him, she became his fiercest guardian, protecting his dream with her bare hands.When death came for her, the Pope came first - to kneel at her bedside and beg forgiveness.She died with nothing.She died with her hands full of light.This is not the story you learned in Sunday school.This is the story of a woman who outlived her heart, outlasted her grief, and outmaneuvered the most powerful men on earth without ever leaving her cloister. This is the story of a friendship that had no name, a poverty that was power, and a faith that did not need angels because it learned to stand when the sea did not part.If you think you know Clare of Assisi, you don't.If you think you know Francis, you can't - until you meet her.If you think holiness is safe, gentle, and quiet, this book will undo you.Saints do not change the world by being polite.They change it by giving up everything they are afraid to lose.Clare did. Now she is asking you: What are you afraid to give up?For readers of The Hiding Place, Francis: A Life by Paul Sabatier, and anyone who has ever suspected that the Gospel was more dangerous than we were told.The door is open. The sea will not part. The angels may not come.Turn the page anyway. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Light in Her HandsShe said no to an empire. She said yes to nothing. And nothing changed the world.On Palm Sunday in 1211, the richest girl in Assisi vanished.Clare Offreduccio was eighteen. Heiress. Bride. The future her father had carved in gold. One night, she traded it all for scissors, a barefoot beggar, and a vow that would terrify the Church for forty years: *I will own nothing.*The world called her mad.The Pope called her dangerous.Francis of Assisi called her mother.Together they lit a fire the world could not put out. He was the voice. She was the flame that refused to go out when the voice went silent.When armies climbed her walls, she held up a piece of bread and watched them flee.When cardinals demanded she take money, land, and safety, she told them poverty is my dowry.When Francis died and the Order tried to rewrite him, she became his fiercest guardian, protecting his dream with her bare hands.When death came for her, the Pope came first - to kneel at her bedside and beg forgiveness.She died with nothing.She died with her hands full of light.This is not the story you learned in Sunday school.This is the story of a woman who outlived her heart, outlasted her grief, and outmaneuvered the most powerful men on earth without ever leaving her cloister. This is the story of a friendship that had no name, a poverty that was power, and a faith that did not need angels because it learned to stand when the sea did not part.If you think you know Clare of Assisi, you don't.If you think you know Francis, you can't - until you meet her.If you think holiness is safe, gentle, and quiet, this book will undo you.Saints do not change the world by being polite.They change it by giving up everything they are afraid to lose.Clare did. Now she is asking you: What are you afraid to give up?For readers of The Hiding Place, Francis: A Life by Paul Sabatier, and anyone who has ever suspected that the Gospel was more dangerous than we were told.The door is open. The sea will not part. The angels may not come.Turn the page anyway. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …