“In the four years since the election of Pope Francis, the number of books and articles published in different languages on his pontificate is very impressive. Through an extraordinary collection of sources and researches, this book offers a systematic insight into the cultural background and the intellectual influences that helped shape Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s personality and thought. This is an indispensable contribution to understand in a better way the complex personality of Pope Francis, in which his pastoral experience and his mystical and intellectual experience are combined.” (Guzman Carriquiry Lecour − Pontificia Comm. Latin America)