Birthdate: 1181 AD
Birthplace: Assisi, Italy
Died: October 3, 1226
St. Francis of Assisi, an Italian mystic and Catholic friar, founded the Franciscan religious order. He established the men’s Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of St. Francis. Known for his commitment to poverty and preaching, he is associated with patronage of animals and the environment, and devotion to the Eucharist. Canonized by Pope Gregory IX, he is the patron saint of Italy and the namesake of San Francisco.
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