Many people are familiar with the well beloved Saint Francis. He is most well known for his care and love of animals and nature. However‚ people use this as a way to prove that he was an environmentalist in the modern sense of the term. They say he is one who tried to strike a movement against the brutalities and injustices of animals. The truth is‚ Saint Francis was a man who loved God’s creation and cared for it as well as he could. Saint Francis‚ however‚ is not a modern environmentalist‚ but exemplifies
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Francis of Assisi is a comprehensive biography of one of the most holy and influential saints in medieval times written by Andre Vauchez. The book gives us insight into the life of Francesco di Bernadone‚ known to the Catholic Church as St. Francis of Assisi and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor‚ and his charismatic effects on the church and medieval society. Vauchez paints an embellishing picture of the charismatic St. Francis being a revolutionary idealist born in 1181 or 1182 that challenged
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Francis Drake was born around 1540-1544 in Devonshire‚ England. He was the eldest of 12 sons born to Edmund Drake and Mary Mylwaye Drake. Francis was apprenticed to a merchant who sailed coastal waters trading goods between England and France. He took to navigation well and was soon enlisted by his relatives‚ the Hawkinses. By the 1560s‚ Francis Drake was given command of his own ship‚ the Judith‚ with a small fleet. They sailed to South Africa to buy slaves and then travelled to Spain to sell
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I believe Pope Francis is one of the powerful person in the world. He was born in 1936 and became 266th pope in year 2013. He was born and raised in Bueno Aires‚ Argentina. In the article pope Francis show people that he is not happy with luxuries lives. Pope Francis rejected the clothes that are made by hands and rejected luxurious cars that was offered. Sometimes he rode minibus to went back to his hotel. He decided to act this way because he wanted to be a good model for people who are following
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The Saint I choose for Confirmation is Francis of Assisi. He is inspiring to me because of his close connection to God and animals. Saint Francis was born in Umbria as Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone in late 1181 or early 1182. His parents were Pietro di Bernardone‚ a wealthy silk merchant who owned farmland and Pica de Bourlemont‚ a French noblewoman. His father nicknamed him “Francesco” which means Frenchman. He was one of seven children who lived a privileged life with fancy clothes and
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In his book‚ Francis of Assisi‚ William R. Cook seeks to provide a better understanding of St. Francis of Assisi as an individual rather than in conjunction with the order he founded. Cook divides the book into six sections‚ each section concentrating on an important aspect or experience in Francis= life and spirituality. The six sections focus on his conversion; his relationship to the created world; the creation of the Christmas crib at Greccio; the role of learning; the relationship between
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Saint Francis of Assisi was born in Assisi‚ Umbria. Which is just north of San Marino‚ the capital of Italy. He was born in 1181 but no one knows the exact date of his birth. His Father returned from France to see he had a son. He had a mother and a father. His Mother was Pica de Bourlemont and his Father was Pietro di Bernardone. Saint Francis of Assisi was one of seven kids. Pietro di Bernardone‚ his father was a wealthy silk merchant. He wanted Saint Francis of Assisi to be a silk merchant
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Visual Art Awareness Francis Criss Francis Hyman Criss was an American painter. Criss ’s style is associated with the American Precisionists like Charles Demuth and his friend Charles Sheeler. (http://www.in.com/francis-criss/biography-94231.html) The years he is most known for is between 1930 to 1950. His work largely uses images of urban environments. Examples are elevated subway tracks‚ skyscrapers‚ streets. Criss used these abstract styles‚ mostly without human figures‚ in his works. He is
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Saint Francis of Assisi‚ born Giovanni Di Pietro Di Bernardone in Assisi‚ Italy in late 1181 was one of seven children born to Pietro Di Bernardone‚ a prosperous silk merchant and his wife Pica de Bourlemont who was a noblewoman. Pietro after returning from business in France gave his son the nickname Francesco ("the Frenchman") when he was an infant‚ this is why he is known as Francis not Giovanni. Francis was a wealthy young man of privilege who served in the military and at one point was a prisoner
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Saint Francis of Assisi born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone in Assisi Italy in late 1181 was one of seven children born to Pietro di Bernardone‚ a prosperous silk merchant and his wife Pica de Bourlemont who was a noblewoman. Pietro after returning from business in France gave his son the nickname Francesco ("the Frenchman") when he was an infant‚ this is why he is known as Francis not Giovanni. Francis was a wealthy young man of privilege who served in the military and at one point was a prisoner
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