Padre Pio

His father was in Molfetta, Italy during World War II (1941-1945) when Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler declared war on the United States. By then my grandfather was 6 years old. His oldest brother Orazio (named after his grandfather) was in the Balilla Fascist Youth Movement in school. It was a comprehensive youth group movement for all ages from 8 years old on. It was created by Benito Mussolini himself. His other brother Corado was noted for his talents as an artist and an opera singer. My grandfather 's family came to the United States to get medical care for Corado who had suffered from kidney failure at a young age.

Francis of Assisi lived about eight hundred years ago. He was born in the city of

I chose Saint Raphael the Archangel as my confirmation saint. I chose this saint because this is the first saint I learned about. I always looked upon this saint as my favorite saint because of his strong relationship with God and because I knew this saint the longest. I also chose this saint because his name means "God Heals." Saint Raphael the Archangel had an interesting life in faith and a strong relationship with God. Most people know this saint because he is one of the seven archangels and a part of the group of three archangels talked about in the Bible.

Saint Francis of Assisi was born in Assisi, Italy in 1181. His mother named him Giovanni after John the Baptist, but his father did not want his child to be a ‘Man of God’

The contribution of Pope John XXIII has been profound, as many of his initiatives and actions are still resonating today. His acceptance of Jesus’ words “I came to save all nations.” Represented his motivation to do well and bring peace upon the world. He was an advocate of Christian unity, social justice, human rights and the promotion of world peace. It is through his development of the Second Vatican Council, his contribution to ecumenism and his empathy for humanity that Pope John XXIII made a significant impact upon the development and expression of Christianity.

Padre Pio has become one of the most popular saints in the world. St. Pio of Pietrelcina or Padre Pio, was born in the small Italian village of Pietrelcina on May 25, 1887. Then known as Franscesco, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, he was born to two peasant farmers, Giuseppa and Grazio Forgione. The day after his birth, he was baptized at the Castle Church near his home. The town of Pietrelcina was very religious and saint's feast days were celebrated throughout the year, this had a strong influence on the Forgione family. From early on it was clear that Franscesco was a special child of God. As child he was very pious and decided he wanted to be a priest at a very early age. At age 16, he became a Capuchin novice and received the

The early life of Pope John XXIII shaped his morality and future ideas, and his travelling made him tolerant towards other people, cultures and beliefs. He believed that “No one is excluded by love” and pursued this belief throughout is papacy, even visiting prisons in order to forgive those who had sinned,

Pope was an important young San Pueblo man. He was one of the captives that the governor in Santa Fe had released. He was released because some northern Pueblo Indians demanded him and some other capives be released. After he was released he went to Taos and became one of the leaders. He and other leaders planned the Pueblo Revolt that was planned to begin on August 11, 1680. This plan would unite the Pueblos. Pope wanted this “Pueblo Revolt” to be a very well kept secret. Pope even killed his own son-in-law because Pope thought he would tell. He outlawed Spanish ways of living such as speaking Spanish and planting Spanish crops. He also destroyed churches and demanded that people who were baptized would clean themselves with yucca root soap. He was important because he was one of the leaders who outlawed Spanish ways of living and that planned the Revolt that drove the Spaniards into El Paso. Soon the Pueblo unity would end. In 1692 Pueblo Indians followed a tradition and went to El Paso to request that the Spaniards came back to New Mexico.

Saint Francis of Assisi had a great childhood, but as he got older his father began to beat him. He lived the life of luxury, and was the the son of a very rich cloth merchant. He was born in Circa, Italy in 1181. He abandoned the life of luxury, for a life devoted to Christianity, and God. He was very devoted into living in poverty, and he rebuilt the Christian church. He is the patron Saint of ecology and animals. He wanted to go to the Christian church reportedly after hearing God’s voice. He insisted that this was his calling and his adulthood confirmed it.

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St. Francis of Assisi was born in Umbria in the year 1182. He was a child every father hoped for, he was filled with life, a determined and courageous individual. He was gifted with rather good looks, qualities that attracted friends and a gift of leadership. His father was an extremely wealthy merchant in Assisi. But this son, his favourite, was the one who broke Peter Bernardone’s heart. The boy turned on his father, and in a vicious event that eventually resulted into a public scene. St. Francis of Assisi stepped away from his father, his business and left his father in a state of immense emotional suffering.

In 1649, at age 23, he began to make his way to Guatemala,[2] the capital of New Spain, in hopes of connecting with a relative engaged in government service there. By the time he reached Havana, Cuba, he was out of money. Peter had to pay for his passage from that point by working on a ship which docked at Honduras from where he walked to Guatemala City.[4] After He arrived in Guatemala City so destitute that he joined the bread line which the Franciscans had established. He found Peter a job in a local textile factory.

Giovanni Bernardone, more widely known as Francis of Assisi, was a Catholic friar that founded the Franciscan Order in the early thirteenth century. The Franciscan Order, under the spiritual guidance and teachings of Francis and his disciples, became one of the largest sects of the Catholic church today. Francis’ teachings brought about a reform in the Catholic church that changed ideas on grace and salvation of the Christian

parents, of whom all three have died by the time he was 22 years old.

In “The Life & Times of St. Francis,” St. Francis was born in Assisi and was raised in a church going family. In his younger years, he enlisted into the military until he eventually came back to the church. He dedicated his life to Christ and the church in 1207 and ultimately became a friar, a deacon, and a preacher in his adult years. St. Francis believed in the gospel and worshipping God. In 1210, he was the founder of the Franciscan movement which was made up of orders about the teachings and spiritual disciplines of the founder, associates, and followers. Moving forward to 1212, St. Francis dedicated his life to preaching and