Evelyn Underhill, The Mystics of the Church (1925). ISBN 0227 67820 6.
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Francis must rank with those creative personalities to which all the deepest developments of Christian consciousness are due.
— Evelyn Underhill
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About Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1182 – October 3 1226) was an Italian religious leader and Catholic mystic who founded the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment. Though baptized as Giovanni Bernardone he was commonly known as Francesco.
About Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi (c. 1182 – October 3 1226) was an Italian religious leader and Catholic mystic who founded the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment. Though baptized as Giovanni Bernardone he was commonly known as Francesco.
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