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    Learning About Saint Francis of Assisi Imagine that you were trapped in a dungeon under the control of a stranger having no way to reach your family (St. Francis of Assisi Biography.com 2). With you not even knowing if anybody will ever notice you again. Saint Francis of Assisi had to go through this horrible experience and witness how cruel some people can really be (St. Francis of Assisi Biography.com 2). Under other people’s leadership can sometime be crucial to your health. Not knowing when

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    wife had given birth to a son. The last thing Pietro wanted was a son that was a man of God, he wanted a man of businessman as a son, a great merchant like he was, and he wanted a son who would reflect his love with France. So he renamed his son Francesco, which was a calling of a Frenchman. From the beginning, everyone loved Francis. He was always happy, charming, and was born a great leader. If he was ever being picky, people would excuse him. If he was ever sick, people would care of him.

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    The Rule of the Franciscan Order Francis of Assisi is an icon of poverty and reform in the Catholic Church, because his lifestyle encouraged the Church and especially the hierarchy of his time to change almost entirely. He can be perceived as a prophet of his time who revolutionized from his very being a drastic change, because with his life as an example he went from words to actions. Francis was born into a wealthy family in Assisi; he had everything a boy of his time could ask for. Francis experienced

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    It is often said that Saint Francis and Saint Clare had internal and external experience of war. Examples of internal war that Francis and Clare faced would be stress, thoughts, and emotions. Examples of external war that Francis and Clare faced would be beatings from parents, being prisoner, being a part of a war, and falling ill. Francis and Clare both were heavily impacted by the internal and external war they faced. These impacts had changed their lives drastically and had changed their view

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    When faced with choosing a saint name, the amount of options to choose from were overwhelming. To narrow it down a bit, I went to several family members to see what they had chosen. However, I decided I didn’t want to use a name just because of the way it sounds, rather what the saint stood for. This is why I was immediately drawn to Saint Clare of Assisi. Not only is it the name of my grandmother, but she inspires me to live my life in a simple manner. Once Saint Clare had heard Saint Francis preach

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    St Francis of Assisi, Francesco was born approximately in 1181 in Assisi, Italy. St Francis of Assisi was born into a reasonably wealthy family of Pica de Bourlemont, his mother and Pietro Bernardone dei Moriconi, his father who was a cloth merchant. Francis was destined to grow up in his father’s footsteps and become a cloth merchant but Francis found little interest in his father’s work. Francis started his life as a spoiled, young, loveable troublemaker. From a young age Francis was loved by everyone

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    Goodmorning Mr Capell and class, I am Cooper Webster and today I will be talking about St Clare of Assisi. I will be speaking about this remarkable person because she impacted the church deeply and help the poor and marginalised. St Clare of Assisi was born July 16, 1194 in Assisi which is in Italy. She was born into a family with another sister named Saint Agnes of Assisi. She was very wealthy child as her parents, Favorino Scifi and Ortolana were very fortunate. During this wealthy life she saw

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    Francis of Assisi was born on 1181 in Assisi with the name Giovanni di Bernadone. When he was baptized his mother named him after John the Baptist. His father though wanted a man of business and not a man of god, so his father named him Francesco. He was named Francesco because his father was obsessed with France. Francis grew up rich, because of his fathers wealth. He was the leader of a crowd who partied all night long. There is a quote from him where he said, “I lived in sin” during the times that

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    “Francis, go and repair My house, which, as you see, is falling completely into ruin.” In 1205, St. Francis of Assisi heard this command three times while in prayer in the Church of San Damiano. Even though he lived only 45 years, Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) had drawn around him a vast number of followers through his saintly example of humility, purity and imitation of Jesus Christ. As the founder of the Franciscan Order, the Order of Friars Minor, Francis was not only able to faithfully fulfill

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    Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and ecology. He was born in Italy around 1181 or 1182 and felt that all creatures were brothers and sisters of God. His deep love and compassion for all creatures truly showed when in his sermons he would preach to the creatures of God. During his life St. Francis dedicated his life to helping the creatures God had created. He left all his family’s wealth to be able to serve in God. He started giving away all his possessions to those in need

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