San Fresco D'Asisi: Cindy Fakhrani Poetry (1206268573)
San Fresco D'Asisi: Cindy Fakhrani Poetry (1206268573)
San Fresco D'Asisi: Cindy Fakhrani Poetry (1206268573)
DASISI
Cindy Fakhrani Poetry (1206268573)
San Francesco
dAssisi
(1181/82
October 3,
1226)
Promoter of religious
revival in Italy
Founder of the
Franciscan Order
Initiator of a religious
form of poetry
Inventor of Lauda
Catholic deacon
Early Life
San Francesco dAsisi was born in Assisi in 1181/82.
His father was a wealthy silk merchant
During his life, he lived the high-spirited life typical of a wealthy young man
In 1201, he joined the military
In 1204, he began to see visions from God
He left his home and gave all his money to the Church
Adult Years
He took vow of poverty after he joined the poor in begging at St. Peters Basilica
during his pilgrimage to Rome
After years of preaching he gain followers and created the Franciscan Order, and was
authorized by Pope Innocent III in 1210
In 1219 he went on a mission to Egypt to convert the Sultan
He also helped to start the order of the Poor Clares (Poor Ladies)
The Nativity
Scene
The
Stigmata
Later Years
He suffered from his stigmata and trachoma, and received care in several
cities but no cure.
He then spent his last days dictating his spiritual testament and died on
the evening of October 3, 1226.
On July 16, 1228 he was proclaimed a saint by Pope Gregory IX.
He is known as the patron saint of animals and environment, and is one of
the two patron saints of Italy.