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SEX: Male
INTERESTS: Animals
HOMETOWN: Assisi
FEAST DAY:   October 4
PATRON OF:  Animals
BIRTH:  3 October 1226
DEATH:  3 October 1226
BEAUTIFIED BY :   Pope Gregory IX, July 16, 1228
PARENTS:  Pietro di Bernardone,  Pica de Bourlemont

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St Francis of Assisi born Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone, was born in 1181/1182 in Assisi. He was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. St Francis was one of several children from a very wealthy family he's father was Pietro di Bernardone, was a wealthy cloth merchant who owned farmland around Assisi, and his mother was Pica de Bourlemont a stunning Frenchwoman.

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Francis was spoiled in his youth years, he pampered himself with fine food, wine, and wild celebrations. By  the time he was 14, he had left school and was known as a rebellious teenager who was always drinking, partying and would always break the city curfew. With his privileged surroundings, Francis of Assisi learned archery, wrestling and horsemanship. He was always told he was to follow into the family textile business but was bored with the idea of living in the cloth trade, so he soon began daydreaming of a future as a knight. He dreamed about being a knight and being a hero just like al the others and it wouldn't be long before he fulfilled his dreams.

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When Francis was 19 years old, he joined the army and went to battle against the nearby town of Perguia. Francis was captured and taken prisoner. He was held prisoner for a year before his father paid the ransom and he was set free. During this time and his experiences he discovered that people were not as fortunate as him and that he should follow in Jesus’ footprints and help this win need. Over the next few years Francis began to see visions from God that changed his life. The first vision that saint Francis had was when he was sick with a high fever. Francis heard God tell him to ‘repair my church, which is falling in ruins.’

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Francis gave all his money to the Church, which made his father become very angry with him. Francis then left his father’s home and took a vow of poverty, and as Francis lived his life of poverty he preached to people about the life of Jesus and people began to follow him. He had one basic rule ‘to follow the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ and to walk in his footsteps.’

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Francis of Assisi died on October 3, 1226, at the age of 44, in Assisi, Italy. He was canonized as a saint just two years after his death, on July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX

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St Francis of Assisi established the 'Franciscan'.He travelled all the way to Rome to visit the pope and he tried to convince him to accept his order, he allowed it and than his wish was granted. The pope said that he saw him somewhere because Francis was visioned in his dream. Francis was really proud of himself after traveling because he could already imagine the future and what was yet to come.

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Francis followed Jesus' values and was un-happy to see people not following them so he decided to set a mission to bring Jesus' values back. He Would be preaching most of the time and in no time he managed to get over thousands of followers. soon enough he was preaching in five per villages in a day. He would preach to them about god's values and they would always go because they knew they were gonna learn something new. St Francis became very popular that his message spread far and wide, and a lot of people were interested by what they heard.

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Saint francis had four values that he was really dedicated to. They were relationship, prayer, dedication and the simple life.

relationship- Francis’ relationship with God was what helped him develop a lot of followers, he would use his strong relationship with god to help him by teaching his followers

prayer- St Francis would always pray so that there would be peace in the world and prayer usually helped him  get closer to God

dedication-  St Francis was really dedicated to God because he left his rich life to be a follower of God and to teach people The values of God

The simple life- As you already know St Francis Was a very rich guy and he had everything a poor man wanted but he realised that that wasn't the life for him and he left all that behind to start a new simple life.

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- He had stigmata 2 years before he died
-Francis loved to learn and sing songs as a young man
-He was held in prisoner at dungeon for a year before his father paid the pay-off  and he was set free
-It was seen that one day he was talking to some birds when they began to sing together Then all of a sudden they flew into the sky and formed the sign of a cross
-St Francis loved talking to animals.

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 How can we live out the values of both saints? provide examples 

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 How can we live out the values of both saints? provide examples 

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We can live the value of both saints by following the franciscan values by respecting everyone no matter what there back round is.

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What i need to do is help people who are in need and donate every spare change i have to caritas.