Francis (originally called John) was born in 1181/1182. In Assisi, Italy. His father was a cloth merchant.
Francis was a party boy, his father believed it would raise them into nobility, and therefore pay for parties
Francis changed his attitude towards lepers...
Francis spent years begging for money in order to buy stones to rebuild the church of San Damiano and a smaller church, St Marys Of The Angels.
1219, Francis travelled to Egypt to convert the Saracen Sultan, he stayed for over a month and came back to Italy with appreciation of 5 prayers a day..
Francis gave himself stigmata to alike himself to Christ. He was able to write his canticle of the creatures. Francis died on Oct. 3 1226.
