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Saint Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan orders of the Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order. He was a leader of the movement of evangelical poverty in the early 13th century and is one of the most venerated religious figures of Roman Catholicism.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Learn about the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, who abandoned a life of luxury for a life devoted to Christianity after hearing the voice of God. Discover his legacy as the patron saint of ecologists and animals, and his vision of the stigmata of Christ.
Paul Sabatier, Life of St. Francis of Assisi (Scribner's, 1905). Johannes Jurgensen, St. Francis of Assisi: A Biography (translated by T. O’Conor Sloane; Longmans, 1912). Arnaldo Fortini, Francis of Assisi (translated by Helen Moak, Crossroad, 1981). Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis (Ο Φτωχούλης του Θεού, in Greek; 1954)
St. Francis of Assisi is one of the best-known and best-loved of all the saints. This classic work puts the him in the context of his historical setting and his spiritual influences. Inspired by a deep and simple love, Francis abandoned his fortune and chose to live simply.
19 de jul. de 2019 · Updated on July 19, 2019. 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. St.
Catholicism. Saints. St. Francis of Assisi. Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181 or 1182—the exact year is uncertain; died there, 3 October, 1226. His father, Pietro Bernardone, was a wealthy Assisian cloth merchant. Of his mother, Pica, little is known, but she is said to have belonged to a noble family of Provence.
3 de oct. de 2020 · For over 800 years Saint Francis of Assisi has been a beacon for the Church through his witness to the Gospel earning him the name alter Christus, a living icon of Christ, his choice to live in poverty in order to encounter the Lord. St Francis was small in stature with an extrovert personality.
