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Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic 8" Plush Doll — Patron of Animals Our Lady Lourdes Those drawn to monastery lifeSAINT FRANCIS Saint Francis was born around 1181 in Assisi, Italy, to a wealthy merchant family. After a youth of privilege and a transformative experience during illness, Francis renounced his inheritance to embrace radical poverty and service to the poor. He founded the Franciscan Order, rebuilt crumbling churches, and preached to all of creation including, famously, the birds. Francis received the stigmata in 1224 and died in 1226, having