1226 - 1226 Births, 1226 by Country, 1226 Deaths, 1226 Disestablishments, 1226 Establishments, 1226 in Europe, 1226 in Law, Francis of Assisi (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: 1226 births, 1226 by country, 1226 deaths, 1226 disestablishments, 1226 establishments, 1226 in Europe, 1226 in law, Francis of Assisi, Louis VIII of France, Charles I of Naples, Pandulf Masca, Hamm, Falkes de Breaute, Bar-Hebraeus, List of state leaders in 1226, William Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Gertrude of Austria, William VI, Marquess of Montferrat, Fearghal O Taidg an Teaghlaigh, Anna of Hungary, Baness of Slavonia, Richard Marsh, Blanche of Navarre, Duchess of Brittany, Frederick of Isenberg, Znojmo, Isabella of Gloucester and Hertford, Sigurd Ribbung, William Brewer, Boles aw V the Chaste, Robert de Ros, Golden Bull of Rimini, Waleran III, Duke of Limburg, Ulrich I, Count of Wurttemberg, Benedict of Sausetun, Blessed Beatrice d'Este, Ata al-Mulk Juvayni, Herman VI, Margrave of Baden, Marie of Brabant, Saint Humility, Senju-ji, Bernart Arnaut d'Armagnac, Ly Hu Tong, Baidawi, Nuala Ni Conchobair, Philip II, Marquis of Namur, Urraca Lopez de Haro, Taifa of Baeza, Aed mac Donn O Sochlachain, Roger de Montbegon, Emperor Xianzong of Western Xia, Az-Zahir, Treaty of Melun, Walter de Riddlesford, Philip of Antioch, Emperor Shenzong of Western Xia, Bai Renfu, Guillaume de Joinville, 1226 in Ireland, 1226 in poetry. Excerpt: Saint Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone; 1181/1182 - October 3, 1226) was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the Franciscan Order, assisted in founding the woman's Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. Francis' birth name was Giovanni. He was nicknamed 'Francis' because of his father's love of (and great deal of trade in) France. He was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, and he lived the high-spirited life typical of a wealthy young man, even figh...