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|SaintName=Saint Francis of Assisi | |SaintName=Saint Francis of Assisi | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
|SaintBirthDate= | |FeastDay=October 04 | ||
|SaintBirthDate=1182-05-07 | |||
|SaintBirthPlace=Assisi, Umbria, Italy | |SaintBirthPlace=Assisi, Umbria, Italy | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=43.075830, 12.617500 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=43.075830, 12.617500 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=1226-03-10 | ||
|DeathPlace=Assisi, Umbria, Italy | |DeathPlace=Assisi, Umbria, Italy | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=43.075830, 12.617500 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=43.075830, 12.617500 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=Site of first Christmas crib | |NotableLabel5=Site of first Christmas crib | ||
|NotableCoordinates5=42.368900, 12.726100 | |NotableCoordinates5=42.368900, 12.726100 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Italy | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gubbio]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Gregory IX | |Canonizer=Pope Gregory IX | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Assisi, Italy | |CanonizationLocation=Assisi, Italy | ||
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|SaintMiracle2=Sermon to the birds at Bevagna | |SaintMiracle2=Sermon to the birds at Bevagna | ||
|SaintMiracle3=Taming of the wolf of Gubbio | |SaintMiracle3=Taming of the wolf of Gubbio | ||
|Profession=merchant's son; friar | |Profession=merchant's son; friar | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Order of Friars Minor | |ReligiousAffiliation=Order of Friars Minor | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Piazza San Francesco, 06081 Assisi, Perugia, Italy | |PrimaryShrine=Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Piazza San Francesco, 06081 Assisi, Perugia, Italy | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Francis of Assisi''' (Italian: '''San Francesco d'Assisi'''; Latin: '''Franciscus Assisiensis'''), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone and later renamed Francesco, was a 12th-13th century Italian Catholic friar and founder of the [[Order of Friars Minor]], known for his radical embrace of poverty, humility, and creation care in imitation of Christ.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=50 |title=St. Francis of Assisi |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to verified historical accounts from early Franciscan sources like Thomas of Celano's ''Vita Prima'' (1228–1229), Francis was born circa July 5, 1182, in Assisi, Umbria, to a prosperous merchant family, renouncing wealth around 1205 after a pilgrimage to Rome and a vision at San Damiano, where he heard Christ's call to "rebuild my church."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-francis-of-assisi/ |title=Saint Francis of Assisi |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> He composed the ''Canticle of the Creatures'' and received the stigmata in 1224, the first recorded instance in Christian history, as documented in contemporary testimonies compiled during his canonization process.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=4829 |title=St. Francis of Assisi |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Francis' life bridged medieval piety and reform, establishing the Franciscan rule approved by Pope Honorius III in 1223, influencing the Poor Clares and Third Order. | '''Saint Francis of Assisi''' (Italian: '''San Francesco d'Assisi'''; Latin: '''Franciscus Assisiensis'''), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone and later renamed Francesco, was a 12th-13th century Italian Catholic friar and founder of the [[Order of Friars Minor]], known for his radical embrace of poverty, humility, and creation care in imitation of Christ.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=50 |title=St. Francis of Assisi |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to verified historical accounts from early Franciscan sources like Thomas of Celano's ''Vita Prima'' (1228–1229), Francis was born circa July 5, 1182, in Assisi, Umbria, to a prosperous merchant family, renouncing wealth around 1205 after a pilgrimage to Rome and a vision at San Damiano, where he heard Christ's call to "rebuild my church."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-francis-of-assisi/ |title=Saint Francis of Assisi |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> He composed the ''Canticle of the Creatures'' and received the stigmata in 1224, the first recorded instance in Christian history, as documented in contemporary testimonies compiled during his canonization process.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=4829 |title=St. Francis of Assisi |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Francis' life bridged medieval piety and reform, establishing the Franciscan rule approved by Pope Honorius III in 1223, influencing the Poor Clares and Third Order. | ||