May 09, 2025  
Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025 
  
Xavier University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

HIST 138 - Francis: The Making of a Saint


3 Credit Hours
St. Francis of Assisi is the most famous Catholic saint of all time. Why is St. Francis historically important? How can we know anything about him now, hundreds of years after his death? Why do historians, and others, find Francis interesting and relevant? This course examines St. Francis in the time, place, and culture that gave rise to his own piety and his reputation of sanctity: medieval Europe.

Course Attributes: Historical Perspectives

Levels: Undergraduate


College of Arts & Sciences History