Francis of Assisi
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Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order
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Why Is Francis of Assisi Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone , known as Francis of Assisi , was an Italian mystic and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. He was inspired to lead a life of poverty as an itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. He is commonly portrayed wearing a brown habit with a rope tied around his waist, featuring three knots that symbolize the three Franciscan vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
