- Saint Francis of Assisi | Biography, Facts, Feast Day, Patron Saint Of . . .
St Francis of Assisi (born 1181 82, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto [Italy]—died October 3, 1226, Assisi; canonized July 16, 1228; feast day October 4) was the founder of the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor (Ordo Fratrum Minorum), the women’s Order of St Clare (the Poor Clares; with St Clare of Assisi), and the lay Third Order
- Saint Francis of Assisi - Church, Facts Patron Saint - Biography
Born circa 1181, in Assisi, duchy of Spoleto, Italy, Saint Francis of Assisi, though revered today, began his life as a confirmed sinner His father was a wealthy cloth merchant who owned
- Francis of Assisi - Wikipedia
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi,[b] was an Italian [c] mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans Inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty, he became a beggar [7] and itinerant preacher
- St. Francis of Assisi - Saints Angels - Catholic Online
Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181 In 1182, Pietro Bernardone returned from a trip to France to find out his wife had given birth to a son
- St Francis of Assisi Biography
Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone; 1181 1182 – October 3, 1226) was a unique spiritual personality who gave up a life of wealth and social position to embrace a life of poverty and chastity – With the approval of the Pope, he founded a new Monastic Order, commonly known as the Franciscans
- Short Biography of St. Francis of Assisi - Catholic Culture
Patron of animals, Catholic action, ecologists, Italy, merchants and zoos We know more of St Francis than of any other medieval saint Not only have we his own words, his Rule, Testament,
- Biography of St. Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of Animals
St Francis of Assisi (c 1181–Oct 3, 1226) is the Roman Catholic Church's patron saint of animals, merchants, and ecology He abandoned a life of luxury after reportedly hearing the voice of God, who commanded him to rebuild the Christian church and to live in poverty
- Saint Francis of Assisi - Franciscan Media
Saint Francis of Assisi: founder of the Franciscan family, Patron Saint of ecology, inspiration to thousands, claimed by people of all faiths as well as by those with no particular faith, a truly “catholic and apostolic man ” Though born in the 13th century, he belongs to all ages
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