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He Saint Francis of Assisi Day is celebrated on October 4 of each year. It is an anniversary that celebrates the life and work of the religious who lived between the 12th and 13th centuries and promulgated a message and a lifestyle of humility and poverty. He is a very important character in the Catholic Church, a santo what is patron of animals, veterinarians and environmentalists.
His figure is still valid today due to the great changes he promoted in the Iglesia in the 13th century. It is so Jorge Bergoglio decided to adopt the name Francisco in his honor, after having been elected Papa in 2013.
The current Pope is called Francisco in honor of Saint Francis of AssisiDYLAN MARTINEZ – X00177
Saint Francis of Assisi He was born between the years 1181 and 1182 and came into this world with the name Giovanni by Pietro Bernardone. His father was a prosperous merchant and his mother, a woman descended from nobility.
It is said that he received the name of Francisco due to his father’s habit of traveling to France and also because of his preference for that territory. Regarding the term Assisiwas awarded to him for having been born in the homonymous region of Italy.
During his early life and youth, Francisco lived without rejecting the fortune that was his own through his family. However, everything changed towards 1205on a night in which the young man was going to fight in a battle. As it turned out, Francisco He heard a voice that recommended him to return to Assisiand so he did. Back in his hometown, he began to meditate and lead an increasingly introspective and solitary life.
Poet, writer, religious and missionary, Saint Francis of Assisi He passed down to posterity for the values he preached in life. His ideals of humility and poverty and his attitude detachment from the earthly They gained him numerous followers. His ideas even generated a paradigm shift in the Catholic church.
He Father Innocent III allowed him to develop his own Order, which is known worldwide as the “Franciscan Order”. At the same time, he helped and lived with the poor and sick. Furthermore, he dedicated himself to rebuild and restore churches that were deteriorated or directly destroyed. He did the latter after hearing the voice of Jesus who whispered in his ear that he should repair his church, which was “falling into ruins.” This was not the last contact he had with Cristo: Towards the end of his life, and during a 40-day retreat, Francis received the stigmata of the Passion. However, he did not believe he deserved them and that is why he hid them. Saint Bonaventure He relates that he witnessed these when he saw the preacher’s lifeless body.
Saint Francis of Assisi is considered the patron saint of animalsEraldo Peres – AP
Francisco He died at the age of 44 in 1226. The most widespread version indicates that this occurred on October 3, although there is also another that states that it was the next day.
In 1228, the Pope Gregory IX canonized him due to his religious life, their ideals and their contributions to the Church. Likewise, it determined that the October 4 ―one of the dates on which he was supposed to have died― the Saint Francis of Assisi Day. Due to his tendencies to be accompanied by animals and to live in contact with nature, this saint was also recognized as the patron of animals, veterinarians and environmentalists.
As pointed out by the Catholic Information Agency- ACI Prensathis is the prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi for any need:
The Lord bless you and keep you
show you his face and have
mercy on you
He directs his gaze to you and gives you peace
The Lord bless you.
Amen.
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