Saint Francis of Assisi
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Feast Day
- October 4
Profile
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian 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 and itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. He is commonly portrayed wearing a brown habit with a rope tied around his waist, featuring three knots symbolizing the three Franciscan vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Born
- 1181, Assisi, Duchy of Spoleto, Holy Roman Empire
Died
- October 4, 1226 (age 44 years old), Assisi, Umbria, Papal States
Received Stigmata
- September 17, 1224 (Francis received the stigmata during the apparition of a Seraphic angel in a religious ecstasy.)
Canonized
- July 16, 1228, Assisi, Papal States by Pope Gregory IX
Attributes
- Franciscan habit, birds, animals, stigmata, crucifix, book, and a skull
Patronage
- Franciscan Order, poor people, ecology; animals; stowaways; merchants; Aguada, Puerto Rico; Naga, Cebu; Balamban, Cebu; Dumanjug, Cebu; General Trias, Cavite and Italy
Links
Feast Day
- October 4
Profile
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian 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 and itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. He is commonly portrayed wearing a brown habit with a rope tied around his waist, featuring three knots symbolizing the three Franciscan vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Born
- 1181, Assisi, Duchy of Spoleto, Holy Roman Empire
Died
- October 4, 1226 (age 44 years old), Assisi, Umbria, Papal States
Received Stigmata
- September 17, 1224 (Francis received the stigmata during the apparition of a Seraphic angel in a religious ecstasy.)
Canonized
- July 16, 1228, Assisi, Papal States by Pope Gregory IX
Attributes
- Franciscan habit, birds, animals, stigmata, crucifix, book, and a skull
Patronage
- Franciscan Order, poor people, ecology; animals; stowaways; merchants; Aguada, Puerto Rico; Naga, C
Feast Day
- October 4
Profile
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian 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 and itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. He is commonly portrayed wearing a brown habit with a rope tied around his waist, featuring three knots symbolizing the three Franciscan vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Born
- 1181, Assisi, Duchy of Spoleto, Holy Roman Empire
Died
- October 4, 1226 (age 44 years old), Assisi, Umbria, Papal States
Received Stigmata
- September 17, 1224 (Francis received the stigmata during the apparition of a Seraphic angel in a religious ecstasy.)
Canonized
- July 16, 1228, Assisi, Papal States by Pope Gregory IX
Attributes
- Franciscan habit, birds, animals, stigmata, crucifix, book, and a skull
Patronage
- Franciscan Order, poor people, ecology; animals; stowaways; merchants; Aguada, Puerto Rico; Naga, Cebu; Balamban, Cebu; Dumanjug, Cebu; General Trias, Cavite and Italy
Links
- Saint Francis Catholic Online
- Saint Francis Wikipedia
- Novena to Saint Francis of Assisi
- Another Novena to Saint Francis of Assisi
- Video: Saint Francis of Assisi Saints for Kids Part 1
- Video: Saint Francis of Assisi Saints for Kids Part 2
- Movie: Saint Francis of Assisi
- Book: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi by Saint Bonaventure
ebu; Balamban, Cebu; Dumanjug, Cebu; General Trias, Cavite and Italy
Links
- Saint Francis Catholic Online
- Saint Francis Wikipedia
- Novena to Saint Francis of Assisi
- Another Novena to Saint Francis of Assisi
- Video: Saint Francis of Assisi Saints for Kids Part 1
- Video: Saint Francis of Assisi Saints for Kids Part 2
- Movie: Saint Francis of Assisi
- Book: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi by Saint Bonaventure
- Saint Francis Catholic Online
- Saint Francis Wikipedia
- Novena to Saint Francis of Assisi
- Another Novena to Saint Francis of Assisi
- Video: Saint Francis of Assisi Saints for Kids Part 1
- Video: Saint Francis of Assisi Saints for Kids Part 2
- Movie: Saint Francis of Assisi
- Book: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi by Saint Bonaventure
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