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    Saint Francis of Assisi had created a big impact on today's world, even if they were small things, they would still send shock waves around the world. I believe that Saint Francis of Assisi is a great model for all of us because he teaches that life is not a problem to be solved, but something to be experience and learn from. He impacted the world due to what he has done to make the world a better place. Saint Francis of Assisi was born around the year 1181 in Assisi, duchy of Spoleto,…

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    St. Francis de Sales was born near Annecy in Savoy, in 1567. He was the eldest of 12 children. He died in 1622 with the word “Jesus” on his lips. He was canonized in 1665. St. Francis de Sales is the patron saint of writers and journalists. Francis was a very smart man because Francis’s parents wanted him to become a lawyer and enter politics. At age 12 Francis went to college de clermont in paris. He also went to study philosophy and theology. Francis did not want to become a lawyer but wanted…

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    Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20) Saint Francis accomplished many great things in his life. He had so many miracles that a biographer said: “of quite an ordinary occurrence” (Guiley). UNFINISHED Saint Francis Xavier was born on April 7th 1506, in the Spanish…

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    Order Saint Francis of Assisi is an icon of poverty and reformation within the Catholic Church and among other religions of the world. His choice to live a life of poverty encouraged the Church and especially the hierarchy of his time to change almost entirely. He can be perceived as a prophet of his time who revolutionized with the drastic change he made to his life because with his life as an example, he went from words to actions. Francis was born into a wealthy family in Assisi. He had…

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    Many people have influencers, whether it be your favourite soccer player or your older siblings, but none of them can compare to the influence of St Francis of Assisi. This influencer was an Italian religious preacher and leader who was born on the c. 1182 Assisi, Umbria, Italy. St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals & the environment who could also be viewed as the original Earth Day advocate. Francis' devotion to God was expressed through his love for all of God's creation. St.…

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    Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved and well known saints of the world today. Saint Francis was born on 1181. Saint Francis was born into a wealthy family. Francis later participated in the fourth crusade. Francis obviously wanted more than wealth but to be a noble knight and have power. Most troops from Assisi were butchered but those who were wealthy were to be imprisoned then later ransomed out. After a year in a prison Francis was ransomed out. However the only battle he…

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    Francis, born and raised in Paris, France, attended Jesuit College Louis-le-Grand. Voltaire left school at age seventeen claiming to only learn “Latin and the Stupidities” and quickly became friends with Parisian Aristocrats. Voltaire was born November 21, 1694 to an upper-middle class family and was the youngest of five. Despite of his sickly childhood, Francis was able to obtain a lively life until May 30, 1778. Francis grew closer to his free-thinking god-father, Abbé de Châteauneuf, after…

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    St Francis of Assisi was born with the name Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone in the year 1181 in Assisi, Italy. His parents were Pica de Bourlemont (mother) and Pietro Bernardone die Moriconi (father). When Francis was born his father was on a business trip to France so his mother had him baptized him. When his father returned home from his trip he renamed him to Francesco. This was either because of his interest in France or his wife’s background. His father did not like that he was baptized…

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    Moreover, Alec d 'Urberville, an abusive man from the wealthy d 'Urberville estate in Trantridge, constantly seeks to change Tess into someone that she is not, which ruins her future relationships. After Trantridge, Tess falls in love with Angel Clare, from Stourcastle, whose lack of forgiveness leads him to hold her at a distance after their marriage.…

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    “The City of Bones” by Cassandra Clare is the first instalment in the Mortal Instruments series. The book follows Clary Fray, a 15 year old artist who soon discovers that she is much more than that. Clary is at an underage nightclub, Pandemonium, when she witnesses what appears to her as a brutal murder in a storage closet. She runs for help, looking for someone to either arrest or fend off the criminals, when she discovers that she is the only person who can see them. These strangers are not…

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