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St.
Francis Receiving the Stigmata
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Francis
died on October 3, 1226. He was noted for his charismatic personality,
deep compassion for all and love for God's creation. He renounced
his family wealth to follow "lady poverty." Ordained a
deacon, he founded the Firars Minor (Franciscans), the Poor Clares
and the Third Order, wrote Canticle of the Sun. He received the
stigmata on Sept. 14, 1224 and was canonized only two years after
his death.
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