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Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic saint (c. –)
This article is about the friar and patron saint. For other uses, see Francis of Assisi (disambiguation).
Saint Francis of Assisi OFM | |
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A painting of Saint Francis[a] by Philip Fruytiers | |
Born | Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone Assisi, Duchy of Spoleto, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 3 October (aged approximately 44 years) Assisi, Umbria, Papal States |
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Canonized | 16 July , 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, poor people,[5]ecology; animals; stowaways; merchants; Aguada, Puerto Rico; Naga, Cebu; Buhi, Camarines Sur; Balamban, Cebu; Dumanjug, Cebu; General Trias, Cavite and Italy |
Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c.
– 3 October ), known as Francis of Assisi,[b] was an Ital