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    • When did St. Francis live? He was born in 1181 or 1182 (we’re not sure), and he died in 1226. He thus lived to be only 44 or 45 years old. He was born — and he died — in Assisi, Italy, which is somewhat near Rome.
    • How did he get the name “Francis?” Although many people take new names upon entering religious life, this is not how St. Francis originally got his name.
    • What was St. Francis’ early life like? His family was well-to-do, his father being a wealthy silk merchant. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia: “He was not very studious, and his literary education remained incomplete.
    • Did he fight in the military? Yes. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia: “When about twenty, Francis went out with the townsmen to fight the Perugians in one of the petty skirmishes so frequent at that time between the rival cities.
  1. Madonna and Child with Three Saints or Adoration of the Christ Child with Saints is a c.1519 oil on canvas painting by Titian, now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. [1] From left to right the adoring saints are Francis of Assisi, Jerome and Anthony Abbot.

  2. 3 days ago · And Francis’ father is content to receive the expensive clothes back from him and leave his son naked. Nevertheless, St. Francis maintains his joy and love of the Lord as he begins his new life of detachment, not only from material goods, but also from having a reliable family. The love of family members is a joy and a means of sustenance for us.

  3. 2 days ago · Cathedral Basilica St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, NM ... has presented electoral records corresponding to 81.7 percent of the total votes cast in the July 28 ...

  4. 5 days ago · FILE - The morning sun rises behind a stone cross atop The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, commonly known as Saint Francis Cathedral, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

  5. 4 days ago · It reads “dedicated to God and Francis, the peace bestower.” Next to the inscription is a carved image of a wolf. The Church is built on the spot where, according to legend, St. Francis of Assisi (d. 1226) made a peace pact with a wolf that had been terrorizing the town of Gubbio.

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  7. 2 days ago · Monday, August 5, 2024 at 7:59 AM CDT. Mass celebrated by Father Kenneth Wandera. Sunday Mass, live broadcast from St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license A-730307. Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 7:50 AM CDT.

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