The Little Flowers of Saint Francis
Anonymous
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Enter the luminous world of The Little Flowers of Saint Francis, an anonymous collection of stories cherished for centuries by readers drawn to the humility, joy, and radical charity of Francis of Assisi...
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United States
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Enter the luminous world of The Little Flowers of Saint Francis, an anonymous collection of stories cherished for centuries by readers drawn to the humility, joy, and radical charity of Francis of Assisi and his first companions. Episodes of prayer, poverty, brotherly love, and wonder before creation are allowed to unfold with the quiet freshness of a pilgrim’s tale. Blending sacred legend, devotional memory, and living example, these “little flowers” reveal how grace may appear in the smallest acts: a word of mercy, a surrender of pride, a moment of praise, a heart made simple before God. A newly prepared introductory chapter offers helpful context, including an overview of the work’s enduring place in Christian and Franciscan devotion. For listeners beginning a spiritual journey, and for those returning to familiar paths with renewed longing, The Little Flowers of Saint Francis offers companionship in contemplation. Its stories invite not haste, but attention; not mere admiration, but an awakening to the peace, courage, and holy gladness that continue to shine from the life of Saint Francis. Duration - 5h 24m. Author - Anonymous. Narrator - Digital Voice Lee E. Published Date - Saturday, 17 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Hidden Treasure Publishing ©.
Language:
English
Front Matter
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Introduction
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CHAPTER I.
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CHAPTER II. Of Brother Bernard of Quintavalle, the first companion of Saint Francis.
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CHAPTER III..
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CHAPTER IV.
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CHAPTER V.
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CHAPTER VI.
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CHAPTER VII. How Saint Francis kept a Lent on an island in the Lake of Perugia, where he fasted forty days and forty nights and ate no more than half a loaf of bread.
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CHAPTER VIII.
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CHAPTER IX.
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CHAPTER X.
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CHAPTER XI.
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CHAPTER XII.
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CHAPTER XIII.
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CHAPTER XIV. How, while Saint Francis was with his friars speaking of God, Christ appeared in their midst.
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CHAPTER XV.
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CHAPTER XVI.
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CHAPTER XVII.
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CHAPTER XVIII.
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CHAPTER XIX.
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CHAPTER XX. Of a very beautiful vision seen by a young friar who had such loathing for the habit that he was resolved to leave it and depart from the Order.
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CHAPTER XXI.
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CHAPTER XXII. How Saint Francis tamed wild turtledoves.
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CHAPTER XXIII. How Saint Francis freed the friar who was in sin with the devil.
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CHAPTER XXIV. How Saint Francis converted the Sultan of Babylon to the faith.
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CHAPTER XXV.
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CHAPTER XXVI.
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CHAPTER XXVII. How Saint Francis converted two students at Bologna, and they became friars; and afterward he removed a great temptation from one of them.
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CHAPTER XXVIII. Of a rapture that came upon Brother Bernard, so that he remained from morning until None without sensing anything.
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CHAPTER XXIX.
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CHAPTER XXX. Of the beautiful sermon that Saint Francis and Brother Ruffino preached in Assisi.
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CHAPTER XXXI. How Saint Francis knew, in order, the secrets of the consciences of all his friars.
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CHAPTER XXXII. How Brother Masseo obtained from Christ the virtue of humility.
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CHAPTER XXXIII. How Saint Clare, at the Pope’s command, blessed the bread that was on the table, and how the sign of the holy Cross appeared in every loaf.
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CHAPTER XXXIV. How Saint Louis, King of France, went in person, in the guise of a pilgrim, to Perugia to visit the holy Brother Giles.
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CHAPTER XXXV. How, when Saint Clare was ill, she was miraculously carried on Christmas night to the church of Saint Francis, and there heard the Office.
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CHAPTER XXXVI. How Saint Francis explained to Brother Leo a beautiful vision he had seen.
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CHAPTER XXXVII. How blessed Jesus Christ, at the prayer of Saint Francis, converted a rich and noble knight and made him become a friar, after he had shown Saint Francis great honor and generosity.
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CHAPTER XXXVIII. How Saint Francis knew in spirit that Brother Elias was damned and would die outside the Order; and how, at Brother Elias’s prayers, he prayed to Christ for him and was heard.
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CHAPTER XXXIX. Of the marvelous sermon preached by Saint Anthony of Padua, Friar Minor, in Consistory.
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CHAPTER XL. Of the miracle God performed when Saint Anthony, being at Rimini, preached to the fish of the sea.
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CHAPTER XLI. How the venerable Brother Simon freed from a great temptation a brother who, for that reason, wished to leave the Order.
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CHAPTER XLII.
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CHAPTER XLIII.
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CHAPTER XLIV. How the Mother of Christ and Saint John the Evangelist appeared to Brother Conrad, and told him which of them bore the greatest sorrow at the Passion of Christ.
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CHAPTER XLV.
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CHAPTER XLVI. How Brother Pacifico, while in prayer, saw the soul of Brother Humble, his brother, go to heaven.
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CHAPTER XLVII. Of that holy friar to whom the Mother of Christ appeared when he was ill and brought three jars of electuary.
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CHAPTER XLVIII.
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CHAPTER XLIX.
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CHAPTER L. How, While Saying Mass on the Day of the Dead, Brother John of La Verna Saw Many Souls Freed from Purgatory.
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CHAPTER LI. Of the Holy Brother Jacopo of Fallerone; and How, After His Death, He Appeared to Brother John of La Verna.
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CHAPTER LII. Of Brother John of La Verna’s Vision, in Which He Knew the Whole Order of the Holy Trinity.
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CHAPTER LIII.
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Back Matter
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