{"id":65615,"date":"2025-11-29T05:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=65615"},"modified":"2025-11-29T05:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T05:20:34","slug":"st-francis-of-assisi-7-interesting-facts-about-the-famous-italian-saint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/st-francis-of-assisi-7-interesting-facts-about-the-famous-italian-saint\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0633 \u0641\u0631\u0646\u0633\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u064a\u0632\u064a: 7 \u062d\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0642 \u0645\u062b\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0647\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u062d\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0647\u064a\u0631"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A 13th-century fresco of St. Francis of Assisi by the Florentine painter Cimabue, one of the earliest depictions of the saint, is located in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Jacob Stein\/Crux Stationalis CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis of Assisi every year on Oct. 4. Known as the patron saint of animals and ecology, the 13th-century Italian\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 13th-century fresco of St. Francis of Assisi by the Florentine painter Cimabue, one of the earliest depictions of the saint, is located in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi, Italy.\u00a0 \/ Credit: Jacob Stein\/Crux Stationalis CNA Staff, Oct 4, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church celebrates the feast of St. Francis of Assisi every year on Oct. 4. Known as the patron saint of animals and ecology, the 13th-century Italian\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":70661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-65615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11133,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/st-francis-of-assisi\/","url_meta":{"origin":65615,"position":0},"title":"St. Francis of Assisi","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] St. Francis of Assisi Feast date: Oct 04 On Oct. 4, Roman Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Italian deacon who brought renewal to the Church through his decision to follow Jesus' words as literally as possible.In a January 2010 general audience, Pope Benedict XVI recalled this \"giant of holiness\u201d as a \"great saint and a joyful man,\u201d who taught the Church that \"the secret of true happiness\u201d is \"to become saints, close to God.\u201dThe\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1728046738_Assisi_4October.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1728046738_Assisi_4October.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1728046738_Assisi_4October.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1728046738_Assisi_4October.jpg?fit=900%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":53966,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/st-francis-assisi-life-impact\/","url_meta":{"origin":65615,"position":1},"title":"St. Francis of Assisi: His Life And Impact","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0648 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Francis of Assisi: A Journey of Radical Love and Lasting Impact In the great story of Christian history, few figures shine with the warm, inviting light of St. Francis of Assisi. He is more than a distant saint in a stained-glass window; he feels like a a brother. 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In any room, at least one wall is bare rock. During construction, the connection with the mountain was always preserved. Even above the main altar of the upper church, the rock juts out and looms overhead, enveloping the worship space like a vast cloak. \/ Credit: D. Ermacora Paris, France, Jun 29, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). 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It is a special day for all Franciscans to celebrate the feast of \u2018All the Saints of the Seraphic Order.\u2019According to tradition, St. Francis of Assisi prayed the following prayer:\"O Lord Jesus Christ, two favors I beg of you before I die. 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