Saturday 24 January 2015

All About 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 the son of Pietro di Bernardone and Pica de Bourlemont. His father came from a rich family and his mother from a notable one. He was born under the sign of Sagittarius on November 26, 1182. He was named Giovanni on his baptism yet it was recreated to Francesco.

He is known as the patron of ecology. He is the founder of Order of Friars Minor. The Order was later noted as Franciscans. He is known to be the primary Italian poet which all his writings used the jargon of Umbria. He never uses Latin words.

Though he was born in a wealthy family where all he need are answered right away, it was very opposite to what he had done to the world. No matter how rich his living was as a child, everything changed when he saw the reality of the world. It changed even more when he was called by God. He led his life by serving the poor folks.

When a war broke in 1202, he joined as one of the soldiers. His experience during the warfare was unforgivable and undesirable. He could not take all the drastic experiences away from his thoughts. He was even held as a prisoner because the enemies can use him for a payment. All the affluent soldiers have experienced what Francis had undergone.

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.

When Francis got extremely ill, he received a sight from God. He was even left with a stigmata. The stigmata corresponds the wounds that Christ had obtained during the crucifixion. Though some people believed that those are just the marks which was caused by leprosy yet there are still a lot of them who believed that it is the work of God. He perished on October 3, 1226 at the age of 44.




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