Life of St. Francis of Assisi, by Paul Sabatier

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Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco,was an Italian Roman Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in histor