Saint Francis of Assisi

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Catholic saint Christian mystic Italian friar founder of religious order itinerant preacher

Saint Francis of Assisi was a 13th-century Italian Catholic friar and mystic renowned for his radical poverty, love of nature, and role as the founder of the Franciscan Order.

Aliases (5)

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic saint → Christian mystic → Italian friar → founder of religious order → itinerant preacher →
alsoKnownAs	Francesco d’Assisi → Saint Francis of Assisi →
associatedPlace	Mount La Verna →
associatedWith	Assisi → Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi →
birthName	Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone →
burialPlace	Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi →
canonizationStatus	canonized saint →
canonizedBy	Pope Gregory IX →
countryOfCitizenship	Italy →
dateOfBirth	1181 → 1182 →
dateOfCanonization	1228-07-16 →
dateOfDeath	1226-10-03 →
event	received the stigmata at Mount La Verna →
father	Pietro di Bernardone →
feastDay	October 4 →
founded	Franciscan Order → Order of Friars Minor → Poor Clares → Third Order of Saint Francis →
gender	male →
hasTitle	Il Poverello → Seraphic Father →
influenced	Catholic social teaching → Christian environmentalism → Franciscan spirituality →
inspired	Pope Francis (papal name choice) →
knownFor	embracing voluntary poverty → love for animals and nature → preaching to the poor → receiving the stigmata →
languageOfWorkOrName	Italian → Latin →
metWith	Sultan al-Kamil →
mother	Pica de Bourlemont →
notableIdea	fraternity with all creatures → imitation of Christ → love of nature → radical poverty →
notableWork	Canticle of the Sun →
participatedIn	Fifth Crusade (as a peace emissary) →
patronage	Italy → animals → ecology → environment → merchants →
placeOfBirth	Assisi →
placeOfDeath	Assisi →
religion	Catholic Church → Christianity →
spirituality	Franciscan spirituality →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Catholic Church → Lutheran churches →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi ("Francis of Assisi") → Franciscan Order ("Francis of Assisi") → Mission Espada → Mission San Francisco de Asís → San Francisco County →	namedAfter
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco → Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi → Mission San Francisco de Asís → Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi ("Francis of Assisi") →	dedicatedTo
Francisca → Saint Anthony of Padua → Tau cross ("St. Francis of Assisi") →	associatedWith
Francis of Assisi ("Francesco d’Assisi") → Francis of Assisi →	alsoKnownAs
Fratelli tutti → Laudato si' →	inspiredBy
Francisco →	associatedSaint
Assisi →	associatedWithSaint
Canticle of the Sun ("Francis of Assisi") →	author
Francis of Assisi ("Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone") →	birthName
Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi ("Francis of Assisi") →	burialPlaceOf
Pope Gregory IX →	canonized
Saint Clare of Assisi →	closeAssociate
Canticle of the Sun ("Francis of Assisi") →	composer
Francis of Assisi ("Pietro di Bernardone") →	father
Franciscan Order ("Francis of Assisi") →	foundedBy
Assisi →	hasPatronSaint
Saint Clare of Assisi →	influencedBy
Francisco →	nameDayAssociatedWith
Praise Be to You →	references
Umbria ("Francis of Assisi") →	religiousSignificanceFor
Franciscan Order ("Francis of Assisi") →	veneratedSaint