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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 by 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 |
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, OFM, better known as Francis of Assisi (Italian: Francesco d'Assisi; c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), was an Italian Catholicfriar who founded the Fra
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Inspiration
Inspirational Quotes to Help Find Your Inner Superpower
"Walk in faith." -St. Paul of the Cross
'We must continually pray to God for the conversion of sinners, thinking of the joy there is in heaven both to God and the angels in the conversion of each separate sinner.' - St. Philip Neri
'In prayer the soul is united to God through love.' - St. Paul of the Cross
'Without prayer a man will not persevere long in spirituality; we must have recourse to this most powerful means of salvation every day.' - St. Philip Neri
"We ought to desire to do great things for the service of God, and not content ourselves with a moderate goodness, but wish, if it were possible, to surpass in sanctity and love even St. Peter and St. Paul." - St. Philip Neri
“Fear not, I am with you; be not dismayed; I am your God. I will strengthen you, and help you, and uphold you with my right hand of justice.” Isaiah 41:10
"He who does little, but in a state to which God calls him, does more than he who labours much, but in a state which he has thoughtlessly chosen: a cripple limping in the right way is better than a racer out of it." - St. Augustine
“The future starts today, not tomorrow.” - Pope John Paul ||
"As the body without the soul cannot love, so the soul without prayer is