RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Francis of Assisi

1182 - 1226

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Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty, he became a beggar and an itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis of Assisi is the 29th most popular religious figure (down from 18th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Italy (down from 20th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Francis of Assisi is most famous for being a Franciscan monk who was devoted to poverty and humility. He is also the patron saint of animals and the environment.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Francis of Assisi ranks 29 out of 3,187. Before him are Jacob, Matthew the Apostle, Saint Nicholas, Pope Paul VI, Pope John XXIII, and Saint Anne. After him are Pope Pius XII, Saint George, Pope Pius IX, James, son of Zebedee, Pope Pius XI, and Isaac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1182, Francis of Assisi ranks 1. After him are Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Haakon III of Norway, Alexios IV Angelos, Alexios I of Trebizond, Maria of Montpellier, Lutgardis, Accursius, Minamoto no Yoriie, Sakya Pandita, Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay, and Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1226, Francis of Assisi ranks 1. After him are Louis VIII of France, Az-Zahir, Waleran III, Duke of Limburg, Zu Jia, and Philip II, Marquis of Namur.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francis of Assisi ranks 25 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Leo XIII (1810), Benito Mussolini (1883), Cicero (-106), Virgil (-70), Pope Paul VI (1897), and Pope John XXIII (1881). After him are Pope Pius XII (1876), Pompey (-106), Caravaggio (1571), Pope Pius IX (1792), Marcus Aurelius (121), and Sandro Botticelli (1445).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Francis of Assisi ranks 5. Before him are Pope John Paul I (1912), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Pope Paul VI (1897), and Pope John XXIII (1881). After him are Pope Pius XII (1876), Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Pius XI (1857), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Benedict XV (1854), and Pope Urban VII (1521).

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