St francis of assisi born death

October 3^rd 1226  -  St. Francis of Assisi is the Patron Saint of ecologists. He was awarded this title to honour his incredible love for nature and in particular, for animals.

St francis of assisi feast day

Canonised two years after his death by Pope Gregory IX no one could have guessed that this merchant's son could have grown into a man whose life still inspires millions of people around the world.

Francis De Bernardorne was born around 1181, the son of a wealthy cloth merchant.

He enjoyed a privileged upbringing and spent his youth learning the skills of horsemanship and archery, dreaming of becoming a knight. He left school at 14 and became a rebellious teenager who often broke the city curfew and spent his time partying, drinking and indulging in the finest foods.

Well known around the city of Assisi for his rebellious ways Francis was, by all accounts, quite a vain, although charismatic, man. It was hoped by the family that Francis would follow his father into the t