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	Francis of Assisi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Francis of Assisi in Sacro Speco, Subiaco, Italy
		Prayer of Saint Francis, Prayer once attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, although in fact it first appeared several centuries after his death.
		Francis told his companions to “wait for me while I go a preach to my sisters the birds.” The birds surrounded him, drawn by the power of his voice, and not one of them flew away.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_of_Assisi (1507 words)

	FRANCIS OF ASSISI - LoveToKnow Article on FRANCIS OF ASSISI
		(1181 or 1182-1226), founder of the Franciscans (q.v.), was born in 1181 or 1182 at Assisi, one of the independent municipal towns of Umbria.
		One day while Mass was being said therein, the words of the Gospel came to Francis as a call: Everywhere on your road preach and sayThe kingdom of God is at hand.
		It is difficult to decide whether words of the early biographers imply that his youth was not free from irregularities; in any case, he was the recognized leader of the young men of the town in their revels; he was, however, always conspicuous for his charity to the poor.
	18.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FR/FRANCIS_OF_ASSISI.htm (2541 words)

	MSN Encarta - St. Francis of Assisi
		Francis then discarded his rich garments for a bishop’s cloak and devoted the next three years to the care of outcasts and lepers in the woods of Mount Subasio.
		In art, the emblems of St. Francis are the wolf, the lamb, the fish, birds, and the stigmata.
		Francis was carried back to Assisi, where his remaining years were marked by physical pain and almost total blindness.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575072/Francis_of_Assisi_Saint.html (606 words)

	St. Francis of Assisi
		Francis took part in the battle of Collestrada, in which the Assisi forces were captured and taken prisoners.
		Francis was buried in the church of San Giorgio, where, as a child, he used to go to the cathedral school.
		Francis sent one of the friars to announce boldly to him that his glory was short-lived.
	www.ofm.org /1/info/Francis1.html (5725 words)

	St. Francis of Assisi
		Francis interpreted this as a command to repair the church of San Damiano, near Assisi.
		Francis was born at Assisi in Umbria in 1181 or 1182.
		Francis is well known for the "Canticle of Brother Sun." Written late in the saint's life, when blindness had limited his sight of the outside world, the canticle shows that his imagination was alive with love for creation.
	conservation.catholic.org /st__francis_of_assisi.htm (1859 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Francis of Assisi
		Francis received some elementary instruction from the priests of St. George's at Assisi, though he learned more perhaps in the school of the Troubadours, who were just then making for refinement in Italy.
		Although success came indeed to Francis and his friars, with it came also opposition, and it was with a view to allaying any prejudices the Curia might have imbibed against their methods that Francis, at the instance of Cardinal Ugolino, went to Rome and preached before the pope and cardinals in the Lateran.
		It is very misleading, however, to portray Francis as living "at a height where dogma ceases to exist", and still further from the truth to represent the trend of his teaching as one in which orthodoxy is made subservient to "humanitarianism".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06221a.htm (8264 words)

	Francis of Assisi
		Francis offered to be set on fire as a no-lose test -- if he lived, it would be proof of the merits of the Christian religion but if he died, it would be because of his sins.
		Francis proved incapable of adminstering a movement, and there were soon divisions over how strict the asceticism of the movement should be.
		Francis acquired a number of like-minded friends, and they obtained recognition from the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) as an order, outside the jurisdiction of the local authorities.
	www.pathguy.com /francisc.htm (1663 words)

	Saints of October 4
		St. Francis quickly put him at his ease, whereupon he at once resumed his usual character and began to complain loudly of a terrible pain in his back; however, this was soon cured with a poultice of fresh poppy seeds.
		Francis said he now had only one father, his Father in heaven and singing the divine praises, Francis went in search of shelter.
		Francis responded: "I am the herald of the great King." The beat him and left him in a ditch of snow.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1004.htm (4741 words)

	Francis of Assisi
		Francis was partial to a touch of the dramatic (see his parting from his father, for example), and it was probably he who set up the first Christmas manger scene, to bring home the Good News of God made man for our salvation, home to men's hearts and imaginations as well as to their intellects.
		Francis proclaimed the Gospel to the Sultan, who replied that he had his own beliefs, and that moslems were as firmly convinced of the truth of Islam as Francis was of the truth of Christianity.
		Francis was born in 1182, the son of a wealthy cloth merchant.
	www.satucket.com /lectionary/Francis_Assisi.htm (1662 words)

	St. Francis of Assisi - Sermon to the Birds
		Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) was born into a wealthy family at Assisi, Italy, the son of a cloth merchant.
		Francis returned to Assisi hailed as a hero, but unknown to his friends he had undergone a transformation in his outlook during his captivity.
		Legend has it that wild animals had no fear of Francis and even came to him seeking refuge from harm.
	www.historyplace.com /speeches/saintfran.htm (476 words)

	St. Francis of Assisi
		Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-10/4/1226) is the co-founder of the Franciscan Order.
		Upon returning from the Crusades, Francis retired from the government of the order to a life of contemplation, during which he received the Stigmata (the imprint of the wounds of Christ in his own body) and composed his famous poem, the Canticle of Brother Sun.
		Francis' Page at the Friars and Sisters of the Immaculate.
	www.wtu.edu /franciscan/pages/intro/francis.html (353 words)

	The Catholic Encyclopedia - St. Francis of Assisi
		Francis received some elementary instruction from the priests of St. George's at Assisi, though he learned more perhaps in the school of the Troubadours, who were just then making for refinement in Italy.
		Brother Leo, who was with St. Francis when he received the stigmata, has left us in his note to the saint's autograph blessing, preserved at Assisi, a clear and simple account of the miracle, which for the rest is better attested than many another historical fact.
		Although success came indeed to Francis and his friars, with it came also opposition, and it was with a view to allaying any prejudices the Curia might have imbibed against their methods that Francis, at the instance of Cardinal Ugolino, went to Rome and preached before the pope and cardinals in the Lateran.
	jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Catholic_Encyclopedia/06221a.htm (8341 words)

	Saint Francis of Assisi
		Francis lived in a cave in the mountains of Assisi and spent his time in prayer and meditation for two years.
		Francis, who was soft-hearted, gave whatever he had in his pocket to the beggar.
		Francis went from village to village preaching the love of God.
	www.sivanandadlshq.org /saints/francis.htm (791 words)

	St. Francis of Assisi
		Francis was born in the stony hill-town of Assisi in Umbria, in the year 1181 or 1182.
		Francis was now attracted to a tiny chapel known as St. Mary of the Portiuncula, belonging to a Benedictine monastery on Monte Subasio.
		Francis rebuilt it as he had done the others, and seems to have thought of spending his life there as a hermit, in peace and seclusion.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/FRANCIS.htm (5852 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Francis of Assisi
		Prayer for the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
		In the Middle Ages people who believed to be possessed by Beelzebub especially called upon the intercession of Saint Francis, the theory being that he was the demon's opposite number in heaven.
		While in meditation on Mount Alvernia in the Apennines in September 1224, Francis received the stigmata, which periodically bled during the remaining two years of his life.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintf01.htm (775 words)

	St. Francis of Assisi - Patron Saint of Animals and the Environment
		Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, was a Roman Catholic saint who took the gospel literally by following all Jesus said and did.
		Christians everywhere celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4 by blessing their pets in the spirit of this patron saint of animals and ecology.
		Francis of Assisi, lover of all creation, champion of justice, patron saint of animals and the environment, founded the Franciscan Order.
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/Francis (271 words)

	Francis of Assisi (1961)
		Francis goes on a mission to the Holy Land and we see him wandering alone in the desert with a small pouch of water.
		With a few followers we see Francis working with some crude structures at the church site and then, magically, we see Francis and his followers in an elaborate cathedral with large pillars and intricate stone work that would have taken sophisticated engineering to build.
		After Francis' conversion we see him pulling a cart through the streets asking for stones to rebuild a church (it just so happens that everyone along the way happens to have a few spare stones readily available).
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0054892 (543 words)

	St. Francis of Assisi - Catholic Online
		When the man who owned the mule recognized Francis he said, "Try to be as virtuous as everyone thinks you are because many have a lot of confidence in you." Francis dropped off the mule and knelt before the man to thank him for his advice.
		With companions, Francis knew he now had to have some kind of direction to this life so he opened the Bible in three places.
		Francis acted quickly because he acted from the heart; he didn't have time to put on a role.
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=50 (2521 words)

	Herald of the Great King: Francis of Assisi
		Francis related everything to the gospels (“the fragrant words of my Lord.”) His prayers, Rule, and other writings always quote the Scriptures, chapter and verse (albeit not always accurately.) This was hardly typical of an era when the Scriptures were unavailable in the vernacular and, indeed, were treated with caution for fear of misinterpretation.
		Francis was to know great trials in his later life, when those with a greater love for power and education were to usurp much of his authority.
		Francis, the poet, the mystic, the "herald of the king", indeed was well suited to his age, yet his approach would never lose its popularity.
	www.gloriana.nu /francis.html (3389 words)

	Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
		Francis of Assisi is a diverse community of faith rooted in Christ.
		Francis of Assisi Catholic Church* Columbus, Ohio
		We labor to transform society through acts of social justice and charity, to promote peace, and to ease the burdens of poverty, illness, and discrimination within our parish and the larger community.
	www.sfacolumbus.org (125 words)

	Francis of Assisi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After a final interview in the presence of the bishop, Francis renounced all expectations from his father, laying aside even the garments received from him, and for a while was a homeless wanderer in the hills around Assisi.
		Prayer of Saint Francis, Prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi.
		In 1967 historian Lynn Townsend White, Jr nominated Francis as the patron saint of ecologists and environmentalists, arguing that his approach to the natural world was one of unusual and anachronistic respect, harmony and conservationism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_of_Assisi (1358 words)

	Franciscan Friars T.O.R. - St. Francis of Assisi
		Francis of Assisi was not born a saint.
		Saint Francis was born in 1182 in Assisi, Italy, the son of a prosperous merchant.
		Francis found that other men of Assisi were attracted to the same vision - to follow Christ and His Apostles.
	www.franciscanfriarstor.com /stfrancis (1762 words)

	Francis, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		At the age of 20, however, Francis was taken prisoner in a battle between Assisi and Perugia and spent a year in prison in Perugia.
		The sources for the life of St. Francis are two lives by Thomas of Celano and the biography by St. Bonaventure.
		A series of events at that time revealed strikingly the characteristics that Francis was always to exemplify: humility, love of absolute poverty, singular devotion to others and to the Roman Church, and joyous religious fervor.
	www.bartleby.com /65/fr/FrancisSt.html (770 words)

	St Francis of Assisi: Saint Francis Garden Outdoor Statues
		Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals whose extreme devotion to the church and its principles was recognized and praised by all.
		St Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals whose extreme devotion to the church and its principles was recognized and praised by all.
		Saint Francis of Assisi was the patron saint of animals and the son of Pietro di Bernadone, a rich cloth merchant.
	www.kaccents.com /For_Home/Garden/Francis1.htm (1444 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Francis of Assisi
		Francis received some elementary instruction from the priests of St. George's at Assisi, though he learned more perhaps in the school of the Troubadours, who were just then making for refinement in Italy.
		Although success came indeed to Francis and his friars, with it came also opposition, and it was with a view to allaying any prejudices the Curia might have imbibed against their methods that Francis, at the instance of Cardinal Ugolino, went to Rome and preached before the pope and cardinals in the Lateran.
		Thus it happened, on one occasion, while the saint was preaching at Camara, a small village near Assisi, that the whole congregation were so moved by his "words of spirit and life" that they presented themselves to him in a body and begged to be admitted into his order.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06221a.htm (8264 words)

	Saint Francis of Assisi Webring
		Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the greatest Christian saints of all time.
		Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Bonaventure and Saint Clare of Assisi are but a few of those who have followed Francis in his quest to follow the Lord.
		I thought it appropriate to use the internet to propogate the ideals and the challenge set forth by Francis of Assisi not only to Christians, but to all men.
	www.angelfire.com /ny/SaintFrancisWebring (395 words)

	Who Was St. Francis of Assisi? - patron saint of animals and ecology
		Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the ecology, was a Roman Catholic saint who took the gospel literally by following all Jesus said and did.
		Serious illness brought the young Francis to see the emptiness of his frolicking life as leader of Assisi's youth.
		by Leonard Foley, O.F.M. Francis of Assisi was a poor little man who astounded and inspired the Church by taking the gospel literally—not in a narrow fundamentalist sense, but by actually following all that Jesus said and did, joyfully, without limit and without a mite of self-importance.
	www.americancatholic.org /Features/Francis/who_was.asp (528 words)

	St Francis of Assisi - St Peter's Church, Nottingham, England on-line magazine
		I had always thought that Francis was quite unique, which he is of course, but as the power and influence of the monasteries in secular terms peaked and began to wane there were repeated returns to the simpler life.
		Francis did not want them to be called sisters or nuns, and he called them instead the Poor Ladies, and kept in touch with them throughout his life.
		It is staggering that in 1210 only four years after his "conversion", St. Francis and a few followers were able to go to Rome to see Innocent III, the very able and powerful Pope, who approved their first Rule and had a dream in which he saw Francis propping up the church.
	www.stpetersnottingham.org /heroes/francis.htm (1002 words)

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