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Francis of Assisi

Born

in Assisi, duchy of Spoleto, Holy Roman Empire

August 08, 1182

Died

September 19, 1226

Genre

Catholicism, Religion, Philosophy

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Saint Francis of Assisi in Italy as a Roman Catholic friar founded the Franciscan order in 1209 and inspired followers with his devotion, simple living, and love of nature; the pope canonized him in 1228.

A mother at Assisi bore him circa 1182, and he died in 1226.

People more commonly know the order of friars minor.

"To most people ... there is a fascinating inconsistency in the position of Saint Francis. He expressed in loftier and bolder language than any earthly thinker the conception that laughter is as divine as tears. He called his monks the mountebanks of God. He never forgot to take pleasure in a bird as it flashed past him, or a drop of water as it fell from his finger: he was, perhaps, the happiest of the sons of men. Yet this ma ...more

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	The Life and Prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi by Francis of Assisi, Wyatt North really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Writings of St. Francis of Assisi 3.81 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 1226 — 114 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Francis and Clare: The Complete Works by Francis of Assisi, Clare of Assisi, Regis J. Armstrong (Editor) 4.15 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 1982 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Canticle of the Sun (The Calligrapher's Notebooks) by Francis of Assisi, Frank Missant (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1224 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peace of Heart: 30 Days with Francis of Assisi 4.09 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Writings of St. Francis of Assisi by Francis of Assisi, Z. El-Bey (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1220 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Via Crucis - The Way of the Cross 4.80 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prayer of St. Francis 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1994 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Francis & Clare of Assisi: Selected Writings by Francis of Assisi, Clare of Assisi 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace Prayer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
― St. Francis Of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi

tags: inspirational

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“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
― St. Francis Of Assisi

tags: inspirational

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“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
― Saint Francis of Assisi

tags: art, craft, labor

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