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St. Francis of Assisi
Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in
In , 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 Giovanni after John the Baptist. The last thing Pietro wanted in his son was a man of God -- he wanted a man of business, a cloth merchant like he was, and he especially wanted a son who would reflect his infatuation with France. So he renamed his son Francesco -- which is the equivalent of calling him Frenchman.
Francis enjoyed a very rich easy life growing up because of his father's wealth and the permissiveness of the times. From the beginning everyone -- and I mean everyone -- loved Francis. He was constantly happy, charming, and a born leader. If he was picky, people excused him. If he was ill, people took care of him. If he was so much of a dreamer he did poorly in school, n
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In the name of the lord, Amen. Here begins the preface to the life of blessed Francis.
Desiring to relate in beställning, with pious devotion and under the constant guidance and teaching of truth, the acts and life of our most blessed father Francis, it has been my endeavor, at the bidding of the lord and glorious Pope Gregory,1 to set forth to the best of my ability (though with unskilled words) at least those things that inom have heard from blessed Francis' own mouth or have understood from faithful and approved witnesses, since the memory of none can retain all that be did and taught. But would that inom might deserve to be the disciple of him who always avoided dark sayings and knew no pomp of words!
I have divided the whole of what inom have been able to gather concerning that blessed man into three parts, arranging everything in single chapters, so that differences in time might not confuse the order of events and bring the truth into doubt. The first part accordingly keeps
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Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic saint (c. –)
This article is about the friar and patron saint. For other uses, see Francis of Assisi (disambiguation).
Saint Francis of Assisi OFM | |
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A painting of Saint Francis[a] by Philip Fruytiers | |
| Born | Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone Assisi, Duchy of Spoleto, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 3 October (aged approximately 44 years) Assisi, Umbria, Papal States |
| Venerated&#;in | |
| Canonized | 16 July , Assisi, Papal States by Pope Gregory IX |
| Major shrine | Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi |
| Feast | 4 October |
| Attributes | Franciscan habit, birds, animals, stigmata, crucifix, book, and a skull |
| Patronage | Franciscan Order, poor people,[5]ecology; animals; stowaways; merchants; Aguada, Puerto Rico; Naga, Cebu; Buhi, Camarines Sur; Balamban, Cebu; Dumanjug, Cebu; General Trias, Cavite and Italy |
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. – 3 October ), known as Francis of Assisi,[b] was an Ital