▁the ▁object ▁of ▁bitter ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Luther ans ▁and ▁J ansen ists . ▁Again st ▁it ▁Er as mus ▁Al ber ▁wrote ▁the ▁" Al cor anus ▁Francis can us " ▁( Der ▁Bar f us ser ▁Mon che ▁E ul ens p iegel ▁und ▁Al cor an ▁mit ▁einer ▁Vor re de ▁D . ▁M . ▁L uth ers , ▁ 1 5 3 1 ) ▁in ▁reply ▁to ▁which ▁Henry ▁Sed ul ius , ▁OF M , ▁published ▁his ▁" Ap olog etic us ▁advers us ▁Al cor an um ▁Francis can orum ▁pro ▁libro ▁Con form itat um " ▁( Ant werp , ▁ 1 6 0 7 ). ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁writers ▁on ▁Francis can ▁history ▁ignored ▁the ▁work ; ▁more ▁recently ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁over - p ra ised . ▁Between ▁these ▁extreme ▁views , ▁the ▁" Con form ities " ▁is ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁very ▁une ven ▁value . ▁The ▁par alle ls ▁between ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁Our ▁Lord ▁and ▁St . ▁Francis ▁which ▁form ▁its ▁basis ▁are ▁sometimes ▁forced , ▁but ▁now here ▁does ▁it ▁make ▁St . ▁Francis ▁the ▁equal ▁of ▁Christ . ▁Side ▁by ▁side ▁with ▁fant astic ▁leg ends , ▁rid icul ous ▁vis ions , ▁and ▁other ▁abs urd ities , ▁it ▁contains ▁historical ▁information . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁great ▁importance ▁for ▁Francis can ▁history . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁printed ▁at ▁Milan ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 3