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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>https://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 ==

*[http://www.franciscan-archive.org/index2.html The Franciscan Archive.]

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