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4 days ago · Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ( c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, [b] was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. He was inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty as a beggar [7] and itinerant preacher.
4 days ago · Jimmy Akin, October 4, 2019. 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. 4 is 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?
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.
3 days ago · Church figures who claimed to have experienced the stigmata wounds, including Padre Pio and Pope Francis’ namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, have inspired millions of Catholics.
2 days ago · 11/08/2020. These Saints Bore the Stigmata, the Marks of Jesus. Recipients of this mystical gift include St. Francis of Assisi, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Rita of Cascia, and perhaps even St. Paul the Apostle. By Kevin Di Camillo.
4 days ago · The Vatican's Dicastery for the Clergy upheld St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski's decrees to close and merge St. Francis of Assisi parish in Luebbering and St. Catherine of Alexandria parish ...
4 days ago · “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” ― St. Francis Of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi
