Legenda aurea vs Saint Francis of Assisi: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Saints, Christian saints, Biography & Memoir, History

Cover of Legenda aurea

Legenda aurea Jacobus de Voragine · 1476 957 pages · ≈ 17 h 43 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1923 ★★★★☆ 4.0 114 pages · ≈ 2 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Saint Francis of Assisi is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 17 for Legenda aurea.

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