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Definition of Saint francis of assisi
1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226).
Category relationships: Church Of Rome, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church
Generic synonyms: Saint
Derivative terms: Franciscan
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Francis Of Assisi
Literary usage of Saint francis of assisi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dante and His Circle: With the Italian Poets Preceding Him (1100-1200-1300 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Dante Alighieri (1899)
"... saint francis of assisi. CANTICA. Our Lord Christ: of'Order:l By thine own
... saint francis of assisi ..."
2. Essays in Ecclesiastical Biography by James Stephen (1875)
"saint francis of assisi. IT was a noble design which died with Robert Southey.
... saint francis of assisi ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"For a critical study of the writings of Saint Francis consult Robinson, Paschal, 'The
Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi' (Philadelphia 1906). ..."
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