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Francis of Assisi, Italian friar and saint (born 1181 or 1182)

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Francis of Assisi

Italian Catholic saint (c. 1181–1226)

Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty, he became a beggar and an itinerant preacher.
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October 3

Day of the year

October 3 is the 276th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 89 days remain until the end of the year.
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