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| − | '''Saint Francis of Assisi''' was the founder of the Franciscan order of [[monk]]s. He had several visions of [[Christ]]. In AD 1210, he travelled to [[Rome]] and Pope Innocent III gave him permission of found the [[Franciscan]] order, or Order of Friars Minor. Saint Francis travelled much, and in 1219 he went to [[Egypt]] to spread the [[Gospel]]. He was canonized in 1228 by Pope Gregory IX.<ref> | + | [[File:Caravaggio St Francis in Ecstasy c 1595.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|St. Francis in Ecstasy, [[Caravaggio]], ca. 1595.]] |
| + | '''Saint Francis of Assisi''' was the founder of the Franciscan order of [[monk]]s. He had several visions of [[Christ]]. In AD 1210, he travelled to [[Rome]] and Pope Innocent III gave him permission of found the [[Franciscan]] order, or Order of Friars Minor. Saint Francis travelled much, and in 1219 he went to [[Egypt]] to spread the [[Gospel]]. He was canonized in 1228 by Pope Gregory IX.<ref>https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/216793/Saint-Francis-of-Assisi</ref> | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Francis-of-Assisi St. Francis of Assisi], Britannica | ||
| + | *[https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=50 St. Francis of Assisi], Catholic Online | ||
| + | *[https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06221a.htm St. Francis of Assisi], New Advent (Catholic website) | ||
| + | *[https://www.franciscanmedia.org/who-was-st-francis-of-assisi/ Who Was St. Francis of Assisi?], Franciscan Media | ||
| + | *[http://www.franciscan-archive.org/index2.html The Franciscan Archive.] | ||
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| + | Videos: | ||
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| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGr49KC7zM_jazw2Qn-dMUn8 St. Francis of Assisi - video playlist], Video playlist | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | <div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> | ||
| + | *[[Roman Catholic Church]] | ||
| + | *[[Catholic views on creationism]] | ||
| + | *[[Pope Leo XIV]] | ||
| + | *[[Vatican City]] | ||
| + | *[[Petrine Primacy]] | ||
| + | *[[Revelation, Book of (historical exegesis)]] | ||
| + | *[[Infant baptism]] | ||
| + | *[[Ash Wednesday]] | ||
| + | *[[Christianity]] | ||
| + | *[[American Christianity]] | ||
| + | *[[Christianity by continent]] | ||
| + | *[[Christian marriage]] | ||
| + | *[[Afterlife]] | ||
| + | </div> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:27, April 14, 2026
St. Francis in Ecstasy, Caravaggio, ca. 1595.
Saint Francis of Assisi was the founder of the Franciscan order of monks. He had several visions of Christ. In AD 1210, he travelled to Rome and Pope Innocent III gave him permission of found the Franciscan order, or Order of Friars Minor. Saint Francis travelled much, and in 1219 he went to Egypt to spread the Gospel. He was canonized in 1228 by Pope Gregory IX.[1]
External links
- St. Francis of Assisi, Britannica
- St. Francis of Assisi, Catholic Online
- St. Francis of Assisi, New Advent (Catholic website)
- Who Was St. Francis of Assisi?, Franciscan Media
- The Franciscan Archive.
Videos:
- St. Francis of Assisi - video playlist, Video playlist