St. Francis of Assisi
baptized Giovanni di Bernadone
b. 1182 -- d. 1226 A. D.
Il Poverello
PATRIARCHA SERAPHICUS
Troubadour of the Great King
FRIAR MINOR,
FOUNDER OF THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR,
CO-FOUNDER OF THE ORDER OF ST. CLARE,
FOUNDER OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS,
PATRON OF ITALY & THE ENVIRONMENT
FOUNDER OF THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR,
CO-FOUNDER OF THE ORDER OF ST. CLARE,
FOUNDER OF THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS,
PATRON OF ITALY & THE ENVIRONMENT
The Internet Guide to St. Francis of Assisi contains all significant links about St. Francis of Assisi on the Internet, and is updated regularly by The Franciscan Archive.
The Marian Dedication of St. Francis of Assisi
The Writings of St. Francis of Assisi
tr. by Father Pascal Robinson
[1905]
