St Francis of Assisi was a Roman Catholic friar and was the founder of the Order of Friars Minor. Which they were known as the Franciscans. The catholic churches hold ceremonies for him on October 4. St Francis of Assisi was born on the 26th of September 1181, in Italy. His parents names were Pietro di Bernardone, which was a business man. The mother of St Francis was Pica Bourlemon, and she was from France. When he was baptized his name was Giovanni di Bernardone, which was in honor of Saint Johm, the baptists. Saint Francis was in Assisi when his father came back and was furios that his son was going to be the Father of the church.

   In 1201, he joined the military which was against Perugia. In 1204, there was a illness that made the town have a crisis. So in 1205 he went back to join the army of Gualtiero di Brienne, but on his way, he had a "vision" that made him turn back around back to Assisi.

   On Palm Sunday, March 28 1211, had established The Order of the Frames, and later it was called Pore Clares. In the same year he had left for Jerusalem, but he had ship wreck and so he had to return to Italy. 

   In 1216, he had received the confirmation of the indulgence of the Porziuncola from the new Pope. Which is now known as the Pardon of Assisi.

   He had died on October 3, 1226 singing Psalm 141. He had died of this eye disease, and stigmata.

   On July 16, 1228 he was pronounced to be a saint, which was by the next pope Gregory IX. The next day, the pope had laid the foundation stone for the  Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi.

This is a picture of St Francis

                                                                                  This is a picture of Porziuncola

                                                      You can find out more at:

                                     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi