Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, OFM, better known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian Catholic friar and mystic who founded the Franciscans. He was inspired to lead a life of poverty as an itinerant preacher. One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, he was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. He is usually depicted in a robe with a rope as a belt. Read More
