Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Francis of Assisi was born in Assisi Italy in 1182.
             Francis was originally named Giovanni Francesco Bernardone and never received a
             formal education. Instead as the son of a wealthy merchant Francis led a worldly and
             carefree life He found his way into a battle between Assisi and Perugia and was
             captured and held as a prisoner for over a year While a prisoner Francis developed a
             severe illness It was during this ilness that Francis decided to alter his way of life When
             well enough Francis returned to Assisi He performed charities among the less fortunate
             and restored damaged churches These actions caused Francis father to reject him being
             a man who put money above all else Francis then gave all of his possessions to his father
             and devoted his time to caring for outcasts and lepers of Mount Subasio Francis also
             restored the ruined church of Santa Maria degli Angeli He held mass there for the
             outcasts that were not allowed in the other churchesone day during mass Francis
             heard a voice telling him to go into the world and to possess nothing but do good
             everywhere Doing just that Francis found himself preaching in Assisi later in the year
             He gathered about him twelve disciples who became the brothers of the First Order of
             Franciscans, with Francis as their superior Francis later accepted a young woma Clare
             into The Franciscan Order She went on to establish the Order of the Poor Ladies which
             later became known as the Second Order of Franciscans Francis attempted to travel to
             the Holy Land in 1212 but did not make it His missionary work in the late 1210s was
             anything but successful He was able to reach the Holy Land in 1220 He wanted to
             become a martyr and was proud to hear that five Franciscan friars were murdered while
             carrying out their duties He returned to Assisi to find dissension in the ranks of the friars
             He resigned as their...