Francis of Assisi

The name of the saint that I choose to be confirmed by is Saint Clare of Assisi and her original name was Chiara Offreduccio. She was born in the country of Assisi Italy on the day of July, 16 1194 but unfortunately, she died on the day of August, 11 1253. Ortolana and Favorino Sciffi were the parents of saint Clare and her sister Saint Agnes of Assisi. Her parents were both rich and Clare was an intelligent little girl and was also coached to be smart in the subjects reading and writing. During…

Paul Todd Mr. Hudson Honors Church History 20 September 2014 Pope Francis Biography A short biography of the pope is that he was born on the 17th of December 1936 by the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The pope is of Italian heritage and was first generation South American. His father Mario was an accountant and his mother Regina was a housewife. After high school the holy father pursued a career as a chemical technician at the University of Buenos…

Saint Monica was born Monica (sometimes written “Monnica” or “Nonnica”) of Hippo in a Roman city-state: Tagaste, which is in present day Algeria, in 333 AD. Although Monica was born in a time where Christianity was legalized, since Tagaste was so far away central Rome, the Edict of Milan had little effect in her small community made up of a majority of pagans. Monica grew up a Christian, but was forced by her parents to marry a pagan Roman man named Patricius. After their marriage, she moved…

St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul is the patron saint of charitable societies. Vincent de Paul was born on April 24,1581. The place that he lived was a village in Pouy, Gascony or the Kingdom of France. He had two parents his mom and dad which were farmers. Paul had lots of siblings to live with inside their cottage. He had 3 brothers and 2 sisters growing up. At the age of 15 Paul was sent by his father to the seminary, and paid for it by selling the families oxen. Vincent's interest…

In the city of Assisi, which lies at the edge of the Spoleto Valley, there was a man by the name of Francis, who from his most punctual years was raised by his folks glad for soul, as per the vanity of the world; and copying their pitiable life and propensities for quite a while, he turned out to be considerably more vain and pleased These are the pathetic conditions among which the man whom we worship today as a holy person, for he really is a holy person, lived in his childhood; and nearly up…

St Francis is one of the most beloved saints of all time. St. Francis was born in 1181 in Assisi, Italy. He was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant, Peter Bernadone. Francis grew up leading a privileged life with the finer things that money could buy. At the age of 14, Francis left school, started partying, and drinking with his friends and had dreams of becoming a knight. At the age of 19, he joined the military and went to battle against the nearby town of Perugia, France. Becoming a…

Saint Francis performed many acts of charity and service to the people he encountered within his lifetime. His life was based upon serving other. Although in his early life he did not care for the needs of others, as he grew older he saw the importance and worth of every life. Every person that Saint Francis encountered mattered to him. He saw the greatness in all creation as he truly believed that all creation was God’s creation. He lived out his life like Jesus did, in a life of poverty and…

former life which was lived in luxurious and affluence. After he abandoned his former way of life, he redoubled his charities among the poor and the sick, especially the lepers. St Francis later surrendered all his worldly possession and gladly lived a life of simplicity (Saints Companion for Each Day…

He was born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez[3] into a converso family (descendents of Jewish converts to Christianity) in Fontiveros, near Ávila, a town of around 2,000 people. when in 1529 he married John's mother, Catalina, who was an orphan of a lower class, Gonzalo was rejected by his family and forced to work with his wife as a weaver. In 1563[11] he entered the Carmelite Order, adopting the name John of St. Matthias. The following year (1564)[12] he professed his religious vows as a Carmelite and…

St. Francis Xavier: His Life and Work Of the many missionary saints in the Catholic Church, there are certain names that are extremely well-known to any Catholic. One of these saints would be Saint Francis Xavier. Known for his extensive missionary work in Asia and his part in the founding of the Society of Jesus, Saint Francis Xavier is likely one of the greatest saints of the 15th century. Francis was born on the 7th of April, 1506, in the Spanish-Basque kingdom of Navarre in Spain.…