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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cherian Palukunnel was born in 1940 in a Catholic family at Paika, in Kerala, India, joined the Capuchins and was ordained priest in 1968. He has a Doctorate in Theology from the Gregorian University, Rome; in 1977 started teaching Theology and Spirituality in the Major Seminaries of the Capuchins in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. Now retired, he is engaged in study and writing; the present work is the fruit of 23 years of study and reflection on the life and writings of St. Francis of Assisi.