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Also Known As San Francesco d’Assisi • Poverello • Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone
Born 1181 or 1182 • Assisi
Died October 3, 1226 • Assisi
Founder Franciscans • Friars Minor • Poor Clares • Third Order
Notable Works “Cantico di Frate Sole”
Subjects Of Study monasticism

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Bonaventura Berlinghieri: St. Francis and Scenes from His Life
Fresco of St. Francis of Assisi by Cimabue
Giotto di Bondone: St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata
Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Giotto: St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata
Montúfar, Antonio: Saint Francis of Assisi Appearing Before Pope Nicholas V, with Donors
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