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was born in Assisi, Italy, in 1182. Francis was originally named Giovanni Francesco Bernardone, and never received a formal education. Instead, as the son of a wealthy merchant, Francis led a worldly and carefree life. He found his way into ....

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... Maria degli Angeli. He held mass there for the outcasts that were not allowed in the other churche! s. one day, during mass, Francis heard a voice telling him to go into the world and to possess nothing, but do good everywhere. Doing just that, Francis found himself preaching in Assisi later in the year. He gathered about him twelve disciples who became the brothers of the First Order of Franciscans, with Francis as their superior. Francis later accepted a young woman, Clare, into The Franciscan Order. She went on to establish the Order of the Poor Ladies, which later became known as the Second Order of Franciscans. Francis attempted ...