Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, 1181; died there on October 3, 1226) founded the Franciscan Order or "Friars Minor". He is the patron saint of animals, merchants, Catholic action and the environment.

External links

• Franciscan Cyberspot: Sources for the Life of St. Francis
• St Francis of Assisi
• St Francis of Assisi - Patron Saint of Animals and the Environment
• Francis of Assisi Academy for the Protection of Earth
• Francis of Assisi Pictures, and selected poems
• St Francis of Assisi - Poems and Prayers

(Parts of the text are originally from the Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religion.)

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