Saint francis of assisi biography for children
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Francis of Assisi facts for kids
This page is about the friar and patron saint. For other uses, see Francis of Assisi (disambiguation).
Quick facts for kids SaintFrancis of Assisi OFM | |
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A portrait of Saint Francis by Philip Fruytiers | |
| Founder of the Franciscan Order Confessor of the Faith and Stigmatist | |
| Born | Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone 1181 or 1182 Assisi, Duchy of Spoleto, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 3 October 1226 (aged approximately 44 years) Assisi, Umbria, Papal States |
| Venerated in | |
| Canonized | 16 July 1228, Assisi, Papal States bygd Pope Gregory IX |
| Major shrine | Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi |
| Feast | 4 October |
| Attributes | Franciscan habit, birds, animals, stigmata, crucifix, book, and a skull |
| Patronage | Franciscan Order, animals, merchants, ecology, stowaways, Aguada, Naga, Cebu, General Trias, and Italy |
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Francis of Assisi was a Catholic saint who gave up his inheritance to devote his life to spiritual things more than to material ones. He was the founder of the Franciscan Order.
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HIS FIRST YEARS
- Francis was born in Assisi, Italy, in 1181 or 1182.
- His father was a merchant, and his mother belonged to a noble fami
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Have you ever wished you could talk to the animals? It is believed that St. Francis could.
St. Francis was born while his father was away in France. His mother baptized him shortly after his birth, naming him after St. John the Baptist. When his father returned he was angry–naming his son after a saint!
“I want my son to be a wealthy cloth merchant like I am,” believed his father. So he renamed his son Francesco after the country of France which he loved.
Growing up young Francis had everything he could want, and as a teenager he led a sinful life. But he felt something was missing. St. Francis thought it was glory.
“If I just become famous, my life will be PERFECT!” So Francis decided to join a crusade (a war to save the Holy Land). He purchased a beautiful set of armor, a horse and everything else that was needed. He boasted he would return famous.
One day into the crusade, he had a dream. God wanted him to return home. St. Francis followed God’s will. This was