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Saturday 24 January 2015

The Nature Of Saint Francis Of Assisi Biography

By Karyn Shields


There are people who have done so much in the world. There are ordinary men who became notable because of the things that they have done to the world and to the citizens. It is through the Supreme Being which makes the lives of these people extraordinary. One example of them is a saint. He offered everything just for the people. What he wants is the best to the men without even minding himself.

Saints have helped people so much. They have done things which they have not done to themselves. One man that we know have been so loving to the world which he sacrificed everything just for God. You will definitely know about this man when you read his story. Saint Francis Of Assisi biography can give you the sparkle of what life is really about.

Saint Francis was born on November 26, 1182 in the zodiac sign of Sagittarius. His mother gave birth to him in a place called Assisi, a holy roman empire. His father, Pietro di Bernardone and his mother, Pica de Bourlemont came from a noble family. He was baptized by the name of Giovanni which his father changed to Francesco.

People of today knows him as the patron saint of animals and ecology. He is accepted to be the founding father of Order of Friars Minor which was known as Franciscans later on. He was even acknowledged as the first Italian poet. He wrote everything in Umbria and not in Latin. He never used Latin in his works.

Saint Francis was luckily a part of a wealthy family. All his wants and needs are responded right away. He was lucky than most other children. When he took path by hearing the words of God, he then remarkably changed his footstep. He lived his life serving the sick and hungry folks.

When the war broke between Perugia and Assisi in 1202, Francis decided to take his place in cavalry which changed his life ultimately. When the men were under attack, several soldiers have been wounded and some have died. When Francis was held captured in the arms of the enemies, he feared that they might kill him but they do not. They held him in exchange of a ransom. All the wealthy soldiers were asked for a ransom.

When his family had given his ransom, he was freed right away. All the pain that he got in his heart has marked a tremendous scar which will never be wiped out. He was ill in mind and body. It is because of that certain incident which aided him in changing his views of the world. His life was also altered.

Francis wants to help in building the church yet there is not enough funds for it. What he did is he stole a horse and a bolt of cloth from his father to raise money which makes his father ultimately angry. When he was held captured, the Bishop then told Francis to return everything he stole from his father.

Instead of following the order, he made a shocking act. He stripped off all his clothes and pass the money along to this father. He even told them that God is the only father that he recognized.




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