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St. Francis of Assisi

This Catholic fine art print is centered on St Fracis of Assisi. Founder of the Franciscan Order, Francis was born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181 or 1182(the exact year is uncertain) and died there, 3 October, 1226. There is so much written about the life of St. Francis of Assisi, that to try to give a brief summary of his life would do him an injustice. Go to www.newadvent.org and type in his name and you will get an in depth, but brief biography.

Above the icon of St. Francis is an image of the famous San Damiano cross from which Jesus spoke to Francis to go rebuild His Church. On either side of the cross is the first and last letters (alpha and omega) of the Greek alphabet. Jesus used these letters to describe himself as the beginning and end of all things. Cascading down from the cross are twenty light blue circles that represent the twenty mysteries off the rosary, which is a contemplative prayer on the life of Jesus and Mary while on earth and their glory now in heaven. The two small birds on either side of Francis reflect the episode in St. Francis’s life where he preached to the birds to glorify their creator.

Below St Francis are images of the sun and the moon, which partly depict his great canticle of the sun. In between these images is the shield of the Little Brothers of St. Francis, who are located in Boston and can located at: www.littlebrothersofstfrancis.org.

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