The Lady Poverty: A XIII. Century Allegory

"The Lady Poverty" is an Allegory with a simple form and a charming concept. The book tells the story of how St Francis wooed and won my Lady Poverty, the most difficult of all brides. It was written sometime in the thirteenth century (most likely in 1227) by an unknown Franciscan and has been printed six times, three times in Latin and three times in Italian.