His father was a wealthy cloth merchant and his mother was a house wife when not helping in the family business.
Francis was born about the year 1181 and died in the year 1226.
The is no such thing as a "Franciscan Order of monks." Monks are monks: Benedictines, Cisterisans, etc. Franciscans are friars, and they were founded by St. Francis of Assisi, who founded his Order in Assisi.
She tried to immitate the life of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Saint Clare of Assisi did her work in Assisi, Italy, where she founded the Order of Poor Ladies (now known as the Poor Clares) and lived a life of poverty, prayer, and service to those in need. She dedicated herself to following the teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi and caring for the sick and impoverished.
He was a wandering preacher. He assisted the poor, the ill. He gathered together a group of followers to help him in this work.
He didn't really have a job.God called him to fix a church and he did.He was very kind to animals even wild animals.
Saint Clare worked in Assisi, Italy. She was a close friend and follower of Saint Francis of Assisi, and together they founded the Order of Poor Ladies, now known as the Poor Clares. Clare dedicated her life to prayer, simplicity, and serving the poor.
Originally, he helped his father in the family cloth mercantile in Assisi. They he tried being a soldier for a while, until he was taken prisoner of war and spent some time in prison. While in prison he underwent a conversion and, upon release, became an itinerant preacher. He spent the rest of his short life evangelizing in Italy.
Saint Francis of Assisi began his missionary work around 1210, after receiving a call from God to spread the teachings of Jesus Christ. He traveled extensively throughout Italy and the Middle East, preaching about peace, love, and serving the poor.
St. Charles Borromeo, a 16th century Italian saint, was known for his efforts in reforming the clergy and establishing seminaries. He played a significant role in the Council of Trent and is considered a patron saint of seminarians.
Yes, he did do missionary work especially to the Muslims of North Africa.
Francis is known for his work among the poor, for his attempts to reform the Catholic Church, for his love of all nature and for his stigmata. He is also noted for his founding of the Friars Minor which later became known as the Franciscans.