The Complete Works of Saint Francis of Assisi

St. Francis of Assisi (1181/1182 – 1226), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon, and mystic who founded the Franciscan Order. Embracing a life of poverty and service, he is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. His radical embrace of evangelical poverty and nature has exerted a lasting influence on Christianity, with Pope Gregory IX canonizi...