The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina, in the state of Piacenza

A first-person confession by a once-powerful ruler traces his evolution from a childhood dominated by a devout mother into entanglement with passion, rivalry, and ambition. The narrator describes formative encounters with lovers and opponents, periods of exile and contemplative hardship in isolated retreats, and recurring spiritual and moral struggles sparked by religious imagery and texts. Episodes of courtly intrigue and confrontation with ecclesiastical and secular authorities alternate with introspective passages on fate and conscience. The account closes with a return to public life, formal accusation and penance, and the collapse of the worldly power he once held.