Witness for Christ each day, and if necessary use words. - Francis of Assisi

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Witness for Christ each day, and if necessary use words.

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Francis of Assisi

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About Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1182 – October 3 1226) was an Italian religious leader and Catholic mystic who founded the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment. Though baptized as Giovanni Bernardone he was commonly known as Francesco.

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Native Name: Francesco

Alternative Names: St. Francis of Assisi • Saint Francis of Assisi • San Francisco de Asís • San Francesco d'Assisi • Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone • Saint Francis • Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone

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Additional quotes by Francis of Assisi

All those men and women … who in their body serve the world through the desires of the flesh, the concerns of the world and the cares of this life: They are held captive by the devil, whose children they are, and whose works they do.

Go into all the world and preach the gospel, and, if necessary, use words.

..."Yes, the true servant unceasingly rebukes the wicked, but he does it most of all by his conduct, but the truth that shines in his words, by the light of his example, by all the radiance of his life." (1989) The Road to Assisi, Sabatier as edted by Sweeney, pg 143.