The St. Francis Camino: A Spiritual Walking Pilgrimage from Assisi to Rome

By Bret Thoman

The St. Francis Camino (also known as the Way of St. Francis) is a spiritual walking pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Francis through central Italy from Assisi to Rome. This guidebook was created as a spiritual, or Franciscan, companion book. It focuses less on step-by-step instructions and more on the spiritual aspect of pilgrimage. With a foreword by the Archbishop of Lucca, Mons. Paolo Giulietti, this book includes essays on spirituality, daily Franciscan reflections, writings and prayers by St. Francis as well as the early Franciscan biographers, and traditional Catholic and Franciscan prayers for guidance before, during and after the journey. Divided into fourteen stages, the 280-km trek is an intimate way to connect spiritually with the humble saint from Assisi by walking on the same land he walked. In addition to the spiritual, this guidebook offers practical tips regarding packing, traveling in Italy, setting up GPX tracks, as well as obtaining the Pilgrim's Passport and Testimonium. Each stage includes daily distances, altitude gains and losses, surface type, duration, and level of difficulty. Next is a brief description of the stage with useful notes as well as a succinct textual description of the route. Lastly, there is a list of Franciscan and spiritual sites along the route in addition to an aerial map and elevation profile. Walking in the footsteps of St. Francis -- from his birth city to Rome, the city of the martyrs and Popes -- is an unparalleled journey into the heart and spirit of Christendom. And this book will bring it to life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0875XFZM6
• ISBN13: 9798637684410
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 193 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"