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Francis was not so much interested in making new converts as Italy was already a Catholic country. He preached to get Catholics to reform and live a better life as a true Catholic, to bring them closer to God and the Gospel.

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St Francis of Assisi was a Roman Catholic who criticized the excesses of Church officials and chose to shame them by giving up his wealthy inheritance and dressing in rags.He founded the order of the Franciscans which differed from other orders in that they spent their lives around the needy instead of sequestered in a monastery.


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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi was created in 1943.


When was Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi created?

Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi was created in 1578.


Why was St. Francis Day omitted from the Church Calendar this year?

St. Francis of Assisi's feast day of October 4 has not been omitted from the Catholic Church calendar.


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Assisi.


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Is St. Francis in the Catholic Bible?

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