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Renaissance painter’s fresco cycle depicting the life of the saint in Assisi, Italy, took an innovative, vibrant approach to ...

When he was elected in 2013, Pope Francis said he chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi ... biography. Pope Francis, or Jorge, was the eldest of the five siblings, according to the ...

Mine happened to be St. Francis of Assisi. Even at a young age ... including any kind of decision-making leadership, selecting a new pope, closing churches, etc.), it also reinforced the locks ...

That's not surprising for a pontiff who was the first to take the name of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint ... morality and faith in new ways for his church. "It was the first encyclical ...