Brief introduction of San Francesco's life

San Francesco was born into a wealthy family. Before he was twenty, he was a soldier and a prisoner of war. He gave up his property and family, lived a poor life and lived in seclusion. Start preaching from 1208. Many people began to cultivate from him, and the Franciscan Order was formally established from 65438 to 0209 with the approval of Pope Innocent III. 12 12 assist Carare, a noble woman, to set up Carare poverty alleviation association. 12 19 went to Egypt to preach. Visit the holy land of Jerusalem. 1224 After seeing Jesus, he was the first person with a miracle on his body. His influence is the church corrupted by politics and wealth, helping to restore people's faith in the church.

(According to Jordan Catrani's record, it is 1209). The ninth section of the tenth chapter of Dou Fuyin had a great influence on him, which made him decide to be poor all his life. The story of this gospel is that Jesus told his followers to go out and preach the coming of the kingdom of heaven. They don't need money, even crutches, or shoes.

He is dressed in coarse clothes and barefoot. According to the Bible, he doesn't even have a crutch. He calls on everyone to reflect and repent. Soon, Bernardo Kuntevare, a famous person in the city, donated all his property to follow him, and nearly eleven followers joined him within one year. He called these followers "fratres minores", which means "little brother" in Latin. Franciscan friars are sometimes called friars, which is a transfer from the Latin brother "fratres".