"Praised be Thou, my Lord"

Portrait of Saint Francis of Assisi

Source: Riche 1847 (translation)

We think that the reader will not be displeased to find here the portrait that has been left to us of the glorious little poor man of Christ. We have taken the following from M. Chavin de Malan:

Francis was of short stature; he had a round head, a somewhat elongated face, a small and smooth forehead, eyes of moderate size, dark and modest, brown hair, straight eyebrows, a straight and delicate nose, small and high-set ears, flattened temples, a sharp and ardent tongue, a forceful, gentle, and resonant voice, close-set, white, and even teeth, fine and thin lips, a sparse black beard, a slender neck, straight shoulders, short arms, small hands, slender fingers and long nails, thin legs, small feet, and a body altogether of extreme thinness.

See Thomas of Celano, Book I, Chapter X. — The portrait by Giunta Pisano.

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