portraitsofsaints:Happy Feast DaySaint Francis of Assisi 1181-1226Feast day: October 4Patronage: ani
portraitsofsaints:Happy Feast DaySaint Francis of Assisi 1181-1226Feast day: October 4Patronage: animals, the environment, Italy, merchants, stowawaysFrancis was born into the privileged life of a nobleman. Eventually, by the grace of God, the worldly desires no longer satisfied him; he desired a simpler life with his love for poverty, nature, and simplicity. Eventually, he founded the religious order of Franciscans, whose brothers preached the gospel, made poverty holy, and worked hard to bring the word of God to the world that desperately needed it. He is known as the first person to receive the stigmata. {website} -- source link
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