The Story of Assisi

CHAPTER I

_War and Strife_

"C'etait le temps des guerres sans pitie et des inimities mortelles." H. TAINE. _Voyage en Italie._ _Perouse et Assise._

All who ascend the hill of the Seraphic City must feel its indescribable charm--intangible, mysterious, and quite distinct from the beauty of the Umbrian valley. "Why," we ask ourselves, "this st...