vendredi 23 janvier 2015

The Nature Of Saint Francis Of Assisi Biography

By Karyn Shields


Ordinary men have common lives but to some they are different. Saints have lived a life which is beyond compare. They do everything just for the sake of the people. Saints have made wonders that average men have not made. They have become the person that God wants them to be. It is through God which makes them someone like that. They have been inspired to change the lives of the people.

Sacrifice is the main purpose of every saint. They sacrifice themselves for the sake of others. They do not mind how hungry they have become for as long as they have fed the poor. They do not think about about how cold they would get for as long as they have clothe the sick. Everything that they have done do not ask for something in return. Saint Francis of Assisi biography talks about the things mentioned.

Saint Francis owns the zodiac of Sagittarius. He was given birth on November 26, 1182. His mother, Pica de Bourlemont introduces him to the world in Assisi. His father, Pietro di Bernardone came from a wealthy family. His mother also came from a notable family. He was christened as Giovanni which was changed to Francesco.

The saint was called as the Patron of Animals, merchants and ecology. He is also the founder of the Order of Friars Minor which is also known as Franciscans. He is also considered as the first Italian poet which when writing uses the dialect of Umbria.

Francis was lucky that he came from an affluent family because all his needs are given. When he was young, his life was pretty opposite. He is recognized to be the usual bad boys in the household yet everything was changed when his heart was touched and his eyes were awakened by God. He lived his life helping and helping the needy.

Francis then became an aid in the war in 1202. He became as one of the soldier. His experience during the war was really disheartening as he had seen so much pain and anguish. He had seen wounded soldiers and the experience that he had will never be forgotten. He was held as a captive and same as him, all the wealthy soldiers have been held as a captive. Only a payed ransom can set them free.

When he was freed, all the painful mark inside him can no longer be washed out. Even if he sees himself out of the war and the gruesome enemies, the wound that has been carved inside his mind and body will never be erased. The tragic incident had also changed his life.

Francis was a great man. He fed the sick and he even helped in assembling the church. Since the church lacks fund, he then decided to do a thing which can truly make his father angry. He robbed the horse of his father. He also stole the cloth that is also owned by his father. He had only done it because he desired to help.

He also received a vision from Christ which left him the stigmata. It resembles the wounds that Jesus Christ had experienced when he was crucified. He then died on October 3, 1226 in Assisi, Italy. He died at the age of 44.




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