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Francis of Assisi - Wikipedia Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi,[b][c] was an Italian [d] 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 an itinerant preacher
St. Francis of Assisi | Biography, Facts, Feast Day, Patron Saint Of . . . St Francis of Assisi was an Italian friar who lived in Italy in the 13th century He lived a life of ascetic poverty and was dedicated to Christian charity He founded the Franciscan order, which became the largest religious order in the world He was canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church in 1228
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 Far from being excited or apologetic because he'd been gone, Pietro was furious because she'd had his new son baptized
Who Was St. Francis of Assisi? 12 Things to Know and Share St Francis is one of the most famous saints in Church history He’s so significant that the current pope—Pope Francis—chose to take his name Oct 4is his memorial day But who was he, and what did he do? Here are 12 things to know and share… 1) When did St Francis live? He was born in 1181 or 1182 (we’re not sure), and he died in 1226
St. Francis of Assisi, Founder of the Franciscan Order, Patron of Italy . . . Small in stature and having an extrovert personality, Francis always had in his heart the desire to do great things He demonstrated this in his 20s when he left for the war between Assisi and Perugia, and later to help end the conflict of the crusades
Saint Francis of Assisi - Franciscan Media The patron saint of Italy, Francis of Assisi was a poor little man who astounded and inspired the Church by taking the gospel literally—not in a narrow fundamentalist sense, but by actually following all that Jesus said and did, joyfully, without limit, and without a sense of self-importance
St. Francis of Assisi: Founder of the Friars Minor and Patron Saint of . . . St Francis of Assisi, founder of the Order of Friars Minor, lived a life marked by simplicity, humility, and a profound love for all of God’s creation His legacy of peace, compassion, and devotion to the Gospel continues to inspire millions of people around the world
St. Francis of Assisi | EWTN Recent years have witnessed a truly remarkable up-growth of interest in the life and work of St Francis, more especially among non-Catholics, and Assisi has become in consequence the goal of a new race of pilgrims
Life of St. Francis – National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi Saint Francis of Assisi was born in 1182, the only son of Pietro Bernardone, a wealthy cloth merchant of central Italy Peitro gave his son the name of Giovanni at baptism, though he afterwards altered his son’s name to Francesco, perhaps in honor of his trading in France