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St Francis of Assisi
Lady Poverty's knight; first to bear the stigmata.
Patron of Animals, ecology, Italy · 1181–1226 · Feast: Oct 4
Life
Son of a wealthy cloth merchant who renounced his inheritance to follow Christ "naked on the naked Cross." Founded the Friars Minor, preached to birds and a wolf, brokered peace with the Sultan of Egypt, composed the Canticle of the Sun.
Prayer
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Amen.