What are facts about Saint Francis of Assisi?

Answer 1

He was gifted by Our Lord with the stigmata - the crucifixion wounds of Christ - which made walking almost impossible in his later days and continued to bleed from these wounds continuously until the day he died.

Answer 2

His father was a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, Italy.
He was well educated.
While a young man he loved to drink and brawl.
He tried being a knight but was captured on his first campaign.
While a prisoner of war he received a message from God to reform his life and rebuild the Church.
He rejected the wealth offered by his father and became a wandering preacher/beggar.
He ministered to the sick and poor, once even hugging a leper and giving him his cloak.
He formed a rag-tag group of followers that later became known as the Franciscan order.
He was given the stigmata - wounds of Christ.
He loved all of nature, especially animals.
He was known to preach to birds.
Legend says he tamed a vicious wolf that was threatening the town of Gubbio.
He was a friend of Saint Dominic and a close friend of Saint Clare of Assisi.

Answer 3

Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher, known for his love for animals and nature. He founded the Franciscan Order and is considered the patron saint of animals and the environment. Saint Francis is also known for his humility, simplicity, and commitment to living a life of poverty in service to others.