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Francis of Assisi
noun
- Saint Giovanni Francesco Bernardone, 1182?–1226, Italian friar: founder of the Franciscan order.
Francis of Assisi
noun
- Francis of Assisi, Saint?11811226MItalianRELIGION: monkRELIGION: saint Saint original name Giovanni di Bernardone . ?1181–1226, Italian monk; founder of the Franciscan order of friars. He is remembered for his humility and love for all creation and was the first person to exhibit stigmata (1224). Feast day: Oct 4
Francis of Assisi
- A saint of the Roman Catholic Church who lived in Italy in the thirteenth century and is known for his simplicity, devotion to poverty, and love of nature. ( See Franciscans .)
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