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1182–1226 · Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)

Also known as: Franz von Assisi, Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone, Franziskus, Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, Heiliger Franziskus, Saint Francis

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