04/10/2026
He had fame, he had money, he had pleasuresโyet he gave it all up for Christ.
Born into a rich and lavish life, Francis of Assisi was far from what we knew him today. It was only when certain events in life changed his perspective, the most notable would be after a strange vision made him return to Assisi after enlisting in the army of Walter III. Soon, he received a mystical vision of Jesus that led him to repair his church referring to the country chapel of San Damiano.
By 1209, Francis of Assisi had inspired 11 men to be like him and live a life of poverty. He later died in 1226 singing Psalm 141 and was declared a saint by Pope Gregory IX.