📚 St. Franics of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi was the son of a wealthy merchant who renounced all worldly possessions to live a life of poverty, humility, and joy in imitation of Christ. After a profound conversion, he devoted himself to rebuilding the Church—both spiritually and physically—and founded the Franciscan Order, along with the Poor Clares through St. Clare of Assisi. Francis lived in simplicity, preached peace, and saw all creation as his brothers and sisters, giving him the title “God’s troubadour.” He bore the stigmata, the wounds of Christ, as a sign of his deep union with the Savior, and his life remains a radiant example of pure Gospel living.

Lived: 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226 | Feast Day: October 4 | Canonized: July 16, 1228, by Pope Gregory IX
Patronage: Animals, ecology, merchants, and the environment