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    San Francesco d'Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, and patron saint of Italy born in 1181. He founded the men's Franciscan Order and the women's Poor Clares after experiencing visions that inspired him to live a life of poverty. Some of his contributions included setting up the first Nativity scene, receiving the stigmata, and composing the earliest known Italian poem called the Canticle of the Sun which praised God's creation. He spent his later years dictating spiritual works and died in 1226, being proclaimed a saint two years later.

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    San Francesco d'Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, and patron saint of Italy born in 1181. He founded the men's Franciscan Order and the women's Poor Clares after experiencing visions that inspired him to live a life of poverty. Some of his contributions included setting up the first Nativity scene, receiving the stigmata, and composing the earliest known Italian poem called the Canticle of the Sun which praised God's creation. He spent his later years dictating spiritual works and died in 1226, being proclaimed a saint two years later.

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    San Francesco d'Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, and patron saint of Italy born in 1181. He founded the men's Franciscan Order and the women's Poor Clares after experiencing visions that inspired him to live a life of poverty. Some of his contributions included setting up the first Nativity scene, receiving the stigmata, and composing the earliest known Italian poem called the Canticle of the Sun which praised God's creation. He spent his later years dictating spiritual works and died in 1226, being proclaimed a saint two years later.

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    SAN FRESCO

    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

    Composed the earliest


    Italian poem, if not the
    first, written in Italian
    language called the
    Canticle of the Sun

    Friar and Patron Saint of


    Italy

    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

    Francis set up the first


    known Nativity scene to
    celebrate Christmas in
    1220

    The
    Stigmata

    During his forty days


    fast in Mt. La Verna,
    he received a
    Stigmata

    Brother Leo, who had


    been with Francesco
    at the time gave the
    definite account of
    the phenomenon of
    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.

    The Canticle of Creatures (Cantico


    delle Creature)
    The Canticle of creatures/ of the sun, also known as the laudes creaturarum (praise
    of the creatures), is a religious song compose by San Francesco dAssisi.
    It is considered as the first great poetical work of northern Italy, written in
    rhythmical prose.
    The canticle of the sun in its praise of god, thanks him for such creation such as
    brother fire, sister water, brother sun, etc.
    It is an affirmation of Francis personal theology
    Saint Francis is said to have composed most of the canticle in late 1224
    Legend says he did not write the canticle by himself because of his blindness of an
    eye disease, but he dictated it

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