St francis de asis biography for kids
St francis de asis biography for kids
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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 |
The oldest surviving depiction of St.
Francis is a fresconear the entrance of the Benedictineabbey of Subiaco, painted between March