He was a man. The founder of the Order of Friars Minor.
Francisco is the spanish version of the name Francis. "San" also means saint, as in Saint Francis of Assisi. The city San Francisco was named after a mission established in Saint Francis' name. Francisco is the spanish version of the name Francis. "San" also means saint, as in Saint Francis of Assisi. The city San Francisco was named after a mission established in Saint Francis' name.
St. Francis WAS a rich young man until he gave it all up to serve the Lord. Pror to his conversion, Francis was a man of wine, women and song.
St. Francis was a man, hence he was a monk. St. Clare was a nun.
Giovanni Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone was a soldier, or mercenary, with the average morals of a young man in such a station in life before he converted and lived out his holy and remarkable life in Christ. It is technically possible he had progeny unknown to even himself, but it is not likely as none have ever been mentioned by his historians for the last eight-hundred years,
While many people loved the 'little poor man' when he was alive, there were others who thought he had simply gone insane.
Francis of Assisi A Search for the Man and His Meaning - 1977 TV was released on: USA: 12 November 1977
St. Francis of Assisi is often represented with a skull at his feet because, like Shakespeare's Hamlet, he constantly contemplated death. St. Francis knew well before his death that he would die from the wounds of the Stigmata that he was to receive. More generally speaking, the skull in Christianity as well as Catholicism represents the man's triumph over death.
As far as I know, St. Francis of Assisi was a rich man but gave up all his wealth to help the poor...
Saint Jude was a man.
St. Francis of assisi- man of beatitudes
Francis was not a martyr, an angel, or an apostle. He was a simple holy man trying to follow the will of God.
There is a lengthy biography of St. Francis at this link.