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Saint Francis of Assisi (view source)
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'''Saint Francis of Assisi''' was the founder of the Franciscan order of [[monk]]s. He had several visions of [[Christ]]. In AD 1210, he travelled to [[Rome]] and Pope Innocent III gave him permission of found the [[Franciscan]] order, or Order of Friars Minor. Saint Francis travelled much, and in 1219 he went to [[Egypt]] to spread the [[Gospel]]. He was canonized in 1228 by Pope Gregory IX.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/216793/Saint-Francis-of-Assisi</ref>
'''Saint Francis of Assisi''' was the founder of the Franciscan order of [[monk]]s. He had several visions of [[Christ]]. In AD 1210, he travelled to [[Rome]] and Pope Innocent III gave him permission of found the [[Franciscan]] order, or Order of Friars Minor. Saint Francis travelled much, and in 1219 he went to [[Egypt]] to spread the [[Gospel]]. He was canonized in 1228 by Pope Gregory IX.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/216793/Saint-Francis-of-Assisi</ref>
[[File:Caravaggio St Francis in Ecstasy c 1595.jpg|300px]]
[[Caravaggio]], St. Francis in Ecstasy, ca. 1595.
== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.franciscan-archive.org/index2.html The Franciscan Archive.]
*[http://www.franciscan-archive.org/index2.html The Franciscan Archive.]
==References==
==References==